San Luis Obispo County, CA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for San Luis Obispo County, California, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CAC079, forecast zone 6 zones (CAZ340, CAZ343, CAZ341, CAZ344, CAZ342, CAZ345). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CAC079 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Arroyo Grande or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CAC079
Forecast Zones
6 zones (CAZ340, CAZ343, CAZ341, CAZ344, CAZ342, CAZ345)
Forecast Office
Oxnard (LOX)
Radar Station
KVBX
Towns covered in San Luis Obispo County
An NWS alert for San Luis Obispo County applies to all 20 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around San Luis Obispo County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near San Luis Obispo County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Chorro Creek at Canet Road
- San Luisito Creek
- San Luis Obispo Creek at Andrews St.
- Los Osos Creek at Los Osos
- Morro Creek
- San Luis Obispo Creek at Nipomo St.
- San Luis Obispo Creek at Marsh St.
- Salinas River near Santa Margarita
- Laguna Lake Outflow at Madonna Road
- San Luis Obispo Creek at Elks Lane
- East Fork San Luis Obispo Creek at Jesperson Rd.
- Salinas River below Santa Margarita Lake
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for San Luis Obispo County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →San Luis Obispo County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is San Luis Obispo County in?
San Luis Obispo County, California is NWS county code CAC079 and spans 6 forecast zones (CAZ340, CAZ343, CAZ341, CAZ344, CAZ342, CAZ345). Alerts for it are issued by the Oxnard (LOX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KVBX.
Which towns in San Luis Obispo County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for San Luis Obispo County covers every community inside it, including Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Creston, Grover Beach, Harmony, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Oceano, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, San Simeon, Santa Margarita, Shandon and Templeton.
Are there river gauges in San Luis Obispo County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around San Luis Obispo County, including Chorro Creek at Canet Road, San Luisito Creek, San Luis Obispo Creek at Andrews St.. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for San Luis Obispo County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CAC079, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.