NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAXH.A 0006September 30, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch: 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 watch 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 6th extreme heat watch the NWS office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued in 2026.
Watch
In force for 6 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
- Watch
- Issued
- 9:46 a.m. PDT, September 30, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 a.m. PDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Future
- VTEC event
- KLOX XH.A 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Watches 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...From Friday morning through Thursday, October 08. * 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.