Seasonable Holiday

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – A (dry) trough will pass by into today and tomorrow which will cool inland areas and keep coastal areas seasonable. Winds may be occasionally gusty as well. High pressure will build back in behind it, but the warm-up will be slow.  

Air Quality: Good

Monday (Memorial Day): Low clouds early, then partly cloudy. Coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and cooler inland with mid-60s to around 80ºF expected. Gusty west-northwesterly onshore and up-valley winds late in the day.

Tuesday: Periods of low clouds on the coast, otherwise mostly sunny. Slightly warmer with coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s and 70s to low 80s inland. Breezy on the coast, windy up valleys.  

Extended: Temperatures should remain fairly seasonable through mid-week as the upper level forces battle it out. High pressure will win out into to the weekend, however, sending temperatures upward—especially away from the coast.   

This week's normal temperatures:  
--COASTAL CITIES--  
LOW: 50ºF  
HIGH: 66ºF  
--INLAND CITIES--  
LOW: 47ºF  
HIGH: 76ºF 
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The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 1^st – 7^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. 
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: Neutral 
- ENSO Forecast: Neutral conditions persist through summer & possibly into next winter.   
-Area drought status: Abnormally dry for portions of southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. Drought-free for the remainder of the KION coverage area.    
-Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of May 25^th: 54.0ºF (avg. of 7 buoys) [Historic May Avg. SST: 55.8ºF]