Warmer. That’s it. That’s the headline.
AIR QUALITY:
Good for most areas, Moderate for the west side of Santa Cruz due to a controlled burn at Wilder Ranch.
WEATHER STORY
High pressure dominates our weather on Thursday with light offshore winds in the morning pushing warm air all the way to the beaches. The ridge will move on by Friday with a series of weather systems impacting the Pacific Northwest. No direct impacts are expected locally, but the tail ends of these systems will brush by us which will cool us down and perhaps offer a chance of some light precipitation.
Overnight: Mostly clear with some low cloudcover possible near the Monterey Peninsula and a little bit of smoke near west of Santa Cruz. Expect lows in the 50s for the coast and upper 40s to low 50s inland. Breezy northerly winds over the hills.
Thursday: Sunny and warm. Light offshore winds early in the day, then a light onshore breeze late. Also breezy northerly winds over the hills at times. Expect highs in the 70s to low 80s for most areas.
Friday: Mostly sunny with a few low clouds near the coast, thickening late. A few high clouds will also pass by. Cooler, with highs in the 60s to low 70s on the coast with 70s to low 80s inland. Breezy (onshore winds) at times in the afternoon.
Extended: Drizzle possible on the coast overnight Friday into Saturday AM with a system passing by to our north. We’ll then see a partly cloudy, cooler day on Saturday. Sunshine will increase on Sunday (Halloween) but temperatures will remain a bit cool for this time of year. Additional weather systems will pass by Monday and Wednesday and may bring some very light precipitation.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 49ºF
HIGH: 70ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 77ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 4th – 10th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
-Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña
-Area drought status: “Extreme Drought” for the entire viewing area with the far southeastern corner of Monterey County and far eastern San Benito County considered “Exceptional Drought”
