SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Near to slightly above normal temperatures are expected Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures will be more mild Thursday and Friday as well, before warming further for the weekend.
A big topic of discussion for Wednesday is wind speeds that will pick in the evening lasting until Thursday. A wind advisory will go into place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, for portions of Santa Barbara county and interior areas of Ventura county. Winds will be northerly and will 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
A high wind warning will go into effect by 4 p.m. for the interior areas and mountains of Santa Barbara, as well as portions of Oxnard. Wind speeds will be 30-45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Now is the time to bring in any items that can be easily blown over…