More Clouds, Cooler Temps

After dense morning fog, many coastal areas will see lingering clouds with fog/drizzle returning at night. Cooler, more seasonable weather will persist into the weekend as the weather pattern becomes more progressive. The dominant ridge(s) of high pressure will remain to our south allowing for more southern penetration of the storm track. The tail end of several weather systems will brush our area over the next week though impacts will remain low (if any!).

AIR QUALITY: Good

Thursday: Mostly cloudy on the coast with a mix of low and high clouds and partly cloudy inland with scattered high clouds. Expect coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s with 70s to low 90s inland. Breezy on the exposed coast and up valleys late in the day.

Overnight: Coastal clouds spilling into the valleys with fog/drizzle. Lows mainly in the 50s.

Friday: A few low clouds on the coast, otherwise mostly sunny with a few passing high clouds. Expect coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s with 70s to low 90s inland. Breezy on the exposed coast and up valleys late in the day.

Extended: A weather system will pass by on Saturday which could increase the low clouds/drizzle on the coast, but partial clearing in its wake will likely help warm the coast slightly. Another pair of systems will be possible mid-week, next week. Rainfall chances remain low, but these systems are worth watching.

*Note: Any alerts from the National Weather Service in Monterey will be noted in italics above. Alerts may be edited for brevity or local clarification
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 71ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 48ºF
HIGH: 81ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for October 13^th – 19^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña into the fall and persist through the winter months.
- Area drought status: Abnormally dry for areas around Monterey Bay northward. Drought-free elsewhere.

- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of October 10^th : 60.5ºF (avg of 7 buoys)