More rain is on the way to SLO County. Here’s when and how much
More rain is headed to San Luis Obispo County after a multi-day stretch of atmospheric river storms dumped more than 6 inches of precipitation on some local spots.
An upcoming pair of winter storms could bring another inch of precipitation to parts of the county over the New Year’s holiday, according to the National Weather Service.
But these systems are not expected to bring “crazy rain,” flooding or high winds, Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist, told The Tribune.
However, the wet weather could dampen some New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day plans.
There’s still some uncertainty around the timing of the upcoming storms, “but in any case, it does look like 2026 will start off wet,” the National Weather Service’s forecast discussion said.
What’s in weather forecast for San Luis Obispo?
After a mostly sunny Monday, cloudy conditions will return to the SLO area on Tuesday with some wind gusts up to 20 mph. The high temperature will be around 72 and the overnight low will be 54 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s latest seven-day forecast.
Rain was expected to return Wednesday, when up to a half inch of precipitation forecast for San Luis Obispo, according to the forecast.
The high temperature will be 68 degrees with some eastern winds up to 10 mph.
Showers will continue to fall Wednesday evening with a 90% chance of precipitation and a low temperature around 55, the National Weather Service said.
Thursday — New Year’s Day — will see the heaviest rainfall with “some occasional light showers, but nothing really significant,” Wofford said.
A 90% chance of precipitation is forecast on Thursday with a high near 65 degrees and a low around 56.
Cloudy and rainy conditions will continue Friday with a high around 65 degrees.
On Saturday, a second storm system will roll through the SLO area with “light rain and minimal impacts,” Wofford said.
The high temperature will be 63 and the low will be around 50 degrees, the Weather Service said.
Sunday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and high near 62 degrees.
When will it rain in Paso Robles?
The Weather Service’s latest seven-day forecast for Paso Robles called for mostly cloudy conditions on Tuesday with a high around 64 an overnight low of 49 and breezes around 10 to 15 mph.
Showers will return to the Paso Robles area after 10 a.m. Wednesday when up to a quarter-inch of rain is expected, the National Weather Service said. The high temperature will be around 61.
Rain will continue Wednesday night prior to 10 p.m. with a 90% chance of precipitation, according to the forecast. Overnight, patchy fog will roll in with a low temperature around 50 degrees.
On New Year’s Day, there’s an 80% chance of rain after 10 a.m. The high will be around 58 and the low temperature will be near 53 degrees, the forecast said.
Friday and Saturday will be foggy and cloudy with highs of 59 and 57 degrees, respectively.
There’s a chance of rain on Sunday with a high around 56 degrees. Otherwise, conditions will be mostly cloudy with some patchy fog, the Weather Service said.
