Will it rain on Christmas in SLO County? Here’s what latest weather forecast says
If you’re planning to stay in San Luis Obispo County for the holidays, you may need to break out your raincoat or umbrella.
Rain is expected to fall across the county the day before Christmas, according to the National Weather Service.
What will the weather be like on Christmas Day?
Here’s what to know:
What is the weather forecast in San Luis Obispo?
Patchy fog and clouds were expected to give way to mostly sunny conditions on Friday, according to the National Weather Service’s latest seven-day forecast.
The day will have a high temperature near 66 degrees and an overnight low temperature of 50, with some patchy fog appearing in the evening.
There will be more fog and clouds on Saturday morning before becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 64 degrees.
A high-surf event is expected to begin early Saturday morning and last through next week, the weather service said. The most dangerous conditions will occur Monday and Tuesday, when some minor coastal flooding is possible.
On Saturday night, patchy fog and cloudy conditions will return with some calm wind and a chance of rain. The overnight low will be 51, the weather service said.
“We’ll have a couple little chances for rain, very light, quarter-inch or less Saturday and then again Sunday morning,” National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford said, describing “just really weak systems coming through.”
According to the forecast, there will be patchy fog on Sunday before 10 a.m., followed by cloudy conditions and some mild wind in the afternoon, with a high of 68 degrees.
In the evening, it will be cloudy with some fog returning after 10 p.m. The low will be 52, the weather service said.
Patchy fog and cloudy conditions will continue Monday with a high of 69 and a low of 53.
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Will it rain on Christmas Eve in SLO? Christmas Day?
Wofford said SLO County residents could see some rainfall on Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
According to the forecast, Tuesday will most likely be rainy between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. with a high near 62. In the evening, there’s a slight chance of rain before 10 p.m. with a low of 44.
Up to a half-inch of rain is expected in San Luis Obispo on Christmas Eve, Wofford said.
“It’s generally a really light system, quick-moving,” he told The Tribune. “By Christmas and through the rest of the year, it looks like it’ll be basically dry.”
Christmas Day will be partly sunny with a high of 62 and a low of 44, the weather service said.
On Thursday, it will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain and some patchy fog. The high will be near 60 degrees.
What will the weather be like in Paso Robles?
According to the National Weather Service’s forecast, there would be increasing clouds and some wind on Friday with a high temperature near 69 degrees.
On Friday evening, clouds would remain along with some patchy fog. The low temperature is expected to be 41 degrees.
Saturday will start with patchy fog and clouds before gradually becoming sunny. The high will be near 64 and the low will be around 47, according to the forecast.
There will continue to be some fog before 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
During the day, it will be cloudy with some calm wind and a high near 68.
In the evening, the low will be 46 with fog returning after 10 p.m.
According to the forecast, Monday will start with foggy conditions before 10 a.m. After that, it will be cloudy with a high of 69.
Later in the evening, it will be cloudy and foggy again with a low of 47, the weather service said.
Will it be rainy around the holidays in Paso Robles?
On Tuesday, Christmas Eve, Paso Robles can expect fog followed by rain from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The high will be near 62 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
In the evening, it will be partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain before 10 p.m. The low will be around 38.
“A stronger weather system could bring light rainfall to a large part of the area later Tuesday into Wednesday,” the weather service said.
According to the weather service, Wednesday, Christmas Day, will be mostly cloudy with a high of 60.
Wednesday night will be cloudy with some patchy fog in the evening. The low will be around 38 degrees.
On Thursday, there will be some patchy fog, clouds and a chance of rain. The high will be near 60, the weather service said.
Will rain provide relief to SLO County’s dry December?
According to Wofford, SLO County has been experiencing a very dry December.
“We’re quite a bit below normal,” in terms of rain levels, he said.
So far, the storms passing through the county have been “little weak systems” that have not led to much rainfall, he said.
The sprinkles arriving around the holidays will not be enough to make up for the lack of rain in the final months of the year, according to Wofford.
He said SLO County was having “a very slow start to the winter.”
However, he said that could change in January and February, when rainstorms typically arrive on the Central Coast.
“This has definitely not been a very normal start,” Wofford said. “That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to (stay) that way.”
This story was originally published December 20, 2024 at 12:09 PM.
