Kraig Pakulski / Thursday, July 16, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County Cooldown Friday, tracking more clouds SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Heat relief arrives Friday with a 5 to 10 degree drop in temperatures. Onshore flow will come back strongly with the return of clouds Friday and into the weekend. This cooling trend will help bring temperatures back to near normal for the weekend. Tropical Storm Elidia will move northwest over the Pacific, and that brings some humidity and 10 percent chance of showers by Sunday. Another warming trend and more tropical impacts are possible next week. The post Cooldown Friday, tracking more clouds appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article Confrontation Leads to Reported Robbery in Downtown Santa Barbara Next Article CHP to Hold DUI Checkpoint Near Bulleton Area on Friday Evening Print 46 Rate this article: No rating Tags: NewsTop StoriesVideoLocal ForecastWeather Please login or register to post comments.