Southern California Weather Force has issued a Dry Lightning Watch effective Monday night into Tuesday morning, September 1st and 2nd, 2025 for the following zones;
Zones Issued: Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County …
Date Issued: September 1st, 2025 at 11:25am Local
Discussion: Outflow from Baja, Mexico this morning is prominent. This will be curving upwards toward the Santa Barbara zones, pushing north through there into the San Luis Obispo County areas overnight tonight and into Tuesday morning. Mid-level instability will promote thunderstorm development. Drier low-levels will bring a fire hazard from lightning as a result. This is west of the larger Dry Lightning Watch issued yesterday, but today’s numbers have now included Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County.
A Dry Lightning Watch is issued at Southern California Weather Force when conditions are possible for thunderstorms in the region, with a drier low-level, for less rain, with cloud to ground lightning risk, and a chance for fires to start due to it, covering 50% of the watch zone. Dry Lightning Watches at Southern California Weather Force are private, issued ahead of time to the public by SCWF as the lead-time is extremely important to you.
Raiden Storm
Master General Meteorologist