NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAXH.W 0008October 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and 4 more, CA
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued an extreme heat warning for Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and 4 more in California, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 8. It was the 8th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued in 2026. California had 3 extreme heat warnings in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's extreme heat warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 4 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Area
- Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and 4 more
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:04 a.m. PDT, October 4, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLOX XH.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Warnings in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 85 at the coast and 100 in the mountains and Cuyama valley. * WHERE...Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, and Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very hot temperatures are likely to continue into the second week of October, possibly requiring an extension of this product.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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The record around this notice
- Extreme Heat Warnings in California since 200828 a year
- Every warning type in California
- Extreme Heat Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most153 a year
- NWS notices, October 20262,004 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels