| NWS Forecast for: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest Issued by: National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Last Update: 1001 AM PST Mon Feb 16 2026 |  |
Rest Of Today: Breezy. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Highs in the lower 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Breezy. Showers with possible snow showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the evening. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Snow level 4000 feet. Lows in the 30s to lower 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Tuesday: Breezy. Snow and rain in the morning, then showers, snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail in the afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 6 inches. Snow level 3900 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Tuesday Night: Breezy. Showers and snow showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow and rain after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Heavy snow accumulations. Snow level 3400 feet. Lows in the 30s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Wednesday: Rain in the morning. Snow. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Snow level 2900 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday Night: Rain with snow likely. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Thursday: Rain and snow. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s. Thursday Night Through Saturday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the 40s to 50s. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower 40s. Sunday: Rain likely and a slight chance of snow. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest | |
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