Storm Station
Santa Barbara, California
71°
Overcast· Feels like 71°·Gentle breeze 10 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
68%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Santa Barbara, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Santa BarbaraBCXC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/39 ft/71 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,714of 3,115

Santa Barbara MuniSBA

At an airfield/7.5 mi away/10 ft/100 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

Santa Barbara 11 W53152

At a climate reference station/9.1 mi away/18 ft/92 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Barbara 1.3 ECA-SB-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/96 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Santa BarbaraSBAC1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.6 mi away/16 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Santa Barbara Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Santa Barbara. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Santa Barbara Muni, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANTA BARBARA MUNISECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESanta Barbara Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SBATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Santa Barbara Muni: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBAFIG. B THE AIR AT SANTA BARBARA MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.8 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLESanta Barbara Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Santa Barbara Muni, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBAFIG. C THE WIND AT SANTA BARBARA MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESanta Barbara Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Santa Barbara Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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