Holt Hanley

Meteorologist at KSBW-TV (Salinas, CA)

Broadcast Meteorologist at KSBW Action News 8. Central Coast Weather and Wildfire Forecasts.

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Next inland warming could occur by the weekend

3 weeks ago | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

GOOD AFTERNOON NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY WEATHER. HIGHS MAINLY 60S ALONG THE COAST, 70S BAYSIDE AND 80S WELL INLAND. NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS FOLLOWED BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLEARING NEAR THE COAST. NEXT INLAND WARMING TREND MAY OCCUR BY NEXT WEEKEND. KEY MESSAGES: -NIGHTTIME AND MORNING STRATUS AND FOG. -NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
Central Coast heating up as week continues

1 month ago | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

GOOD AFTERNOON SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY AFTERNOONS THROUGH MIDWEEK. WARMER TEMPS 10-20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A MODERATE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS AMONG THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT. ELEVATED RISK FOR GRASS FIRE STARTS FOR INLAND AREAS THIS WEEKEND AS WELL WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. A SLEW OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
Warm up should start during the Easter weekend

2 months ago | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

LIVE FROM WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.### YOUR SUNRISE TIME IS óóóóóóóóóóó. TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT WEATHER WITH ARIANA ARAIZA... GOOD MORNING COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND WARMER WEATHER RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY, PRIMARILY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND SOUTHERN COASTAL RANGE. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING WEST OF OF SOUTHERN CA THIS MORNING.
Sunny but cloudy and cold week on the Central Coast

2 months ago | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

HIGH TEMPERATURES BEING ABOUT 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ENDED UP REVIEWING YESTERDAYúS FORECAST AND USING THAT AS A STARTING POINT FOR TODAY, WHICH PUTS WIDESPREAD 70S ACROSS THE REGION, WITH LOW 80S BEING REALIZED FOR INTERIOR VALLEYS. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST, THE UPPER 50S TO 60S SHOULD BE REALIZED.
Spring-like weather through the week

2 months ago | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

A COOLER SATURDAY IS ON TAP, WITH A WARMING TREND STARTING ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MINOR HEATRISK RETURNS SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FALLING A FEW DEGREES FOR MIDWEEK PLACING US CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS A BAND OF HIGH CLOUD STREAMING OVER THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST.
Mild conditions today with a storm on the way

Mar 15, 2025 | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

A BREAK IN THE RAIN TODAY BEFORE LIGHT RAIN COMES THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE STORM TRACK THEN SHIFTS NORTHWARD WITH THE TAIL END OF THE SYSTEMS IMPACTING THE NORTH BAY ON WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES REMAIN COOL TO AVERAGE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE DAY SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL FOR MOST OF THE REGION AS WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND THE SKIES CONTINUE TO CLEAR, BRINGING A BREAK FORM THE MULTIPLE RAIN SYSTEMS OF THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
Chance of rain heading into Sunday

Jan 25, 2025 | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

WITH METEOROLOGIST HOLT HANLEY. GOOD MORNING. WE’LL JUST START OFF WITH A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE. YOU NOTICE THERE’S A FEW MORE CLOUDS OUT THERE THIS MORNING THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS. I KIND OF ACTUALLY LIKE THAT THOUGH, BECAUSE IT MAKES IT SO. IT’S NOT AS COLD. IT TRAPS IN SOME OF THE HEAT OVERNIGHT.
Smoke impacts on air quality across the Central Coast

Jan 18, 2025 | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

HERE IS THE CURRENT VIEW OUTSIDE WITH YOUR CURRENT CONDITIONS. HERE'S A LOOK AT CURRENT TEMPERATURES ON THE MAP. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG. THE VISIBLE, INFRARED AND WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW WHERE THE STORMS SYSTEMS, CLOUDS AND RAIN ARE RIGHT NOW. HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY INCLUDING HIGH AND LOW TEMPERTAURES AND ANY RAIN CHANCES.
High fire danger expected Friday

Oct 17, 2024 | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. KEY POINTS: áRED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY áWIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY FOR MAINLY INTERIOR LOCATIONS. LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY DENSE FOG FROM THE EARLY MORNING HOURS DISSIPATED GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON.
Winds to pick up on Thursday

Oct 16, 2024 | ksbw.com | Holt Hanley

TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AS THE REST OF THE SURFACE TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE TOMORROW AS WINDS START OUT NORTHWESTERLY AFTER THE INITIAL PASSAGE. BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN IN THE WAKE OF THE SURFACE THROUGH. WITH THE START OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AT 11 PM TOMORROW NIGHT, THIS IS WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER AND BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY.