Weather forecast: SLO County could see record-breaking heat this week
The atmosphere is locked in a dry pattern.
The Eastern Pacific High is firmly anchored off the California coastline, while transitory low and high-pressure systems move through the Great Basin. This condition will continue to produce a pattern of moderate to fresh (13 to 24 mph) Santa Lucia winds during the night and morning, shifting out of the northwest during the afternoon.
Increasing high pressure over the West Coast will result in warmer temperatures that will rise to between 10 and 15 degrees above average for this time of year, with most locations reaching into the mid-70s into low 80s this upcoming week under mostly clear skies, apart from a few ribbons of high-level clouds.
The San Luis Obispo County Airport is expected to reach 84 degrees on Wednesday. The record daily high temperature on that day is 88 degrees set back in 2018.
Paso Robles could see 80 degrees on Thursday, breaking the previous record of 79 degrees also set in 2018. Santa Maria Airport could hit 82 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday.
The record daily high temperature for Feb. 9 at the Santa Maria Airport is 87 degrees set back in 2016 and 80 degrees on Feb. 10 recorded in 1971.
At this time, dry weather with periods of gusty Santa Lucia winds will continue into the first half of February, if not longer.
Surf report
Sunday’s 4- to 6-foot northwesterly (300-degree, deep-water) swell (with an 8- to 16- second period) will continue through Friday.
Seawater temperatures will range between 54 and 56 degrees through Monday.
This week’s temperatures
LOWS AND HIGHS, PASO ROBLES
SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
30 73 | 30 72 | 31 74 | 34 77 | 36 80 | 36 74 | 36 70 | 37 72 |
LOWS AND HIGHS, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND COASTAL VALLEYS
SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
37 78 | 43 75 | 41 80 | 47 84 | 49 80 | 44 76 | 44 81 | 45 82 |
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John Lindsey’s is PG&E’s Diablo Canyon marine meteorologist and a media relations representative. Email him at pgeweather@pge.com or follow him on Twitter @PGE_John.
This story was originally published February 6, 2022 at 5:00 AM.