Shh! The Weather Is Sleeping; Don’t Wake It Up
AIR QUALITY:
GOOD for all reporting stations.
WEATHER STORY
Dryer air will continue to infiltrate the region as a big ridge of high pressure settles in overhead. The ridge will block storm systems to the north for the next week or so, providing warm, mostly sunny days.
Overnight: Mostly clear with a few low clouds hugging the eastern slopes of the Diablos. Patchy fog possible in low areas Expect lows in the 40s to low 50s. Breezy northerly winds over the hills.
Thursday (Veterans Day): Mostly sunny and warmer. A few thin, high clouds may pass in from the north and a few low clouds may grace the Monterey Peninsula at times. Expect highs in the 60s to low 70s on the coast and mainly 70s inland. Breezy for the valleys in the afternoon and then over the hills at night.
Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer yet. Expect highs in the 60s-70s on the coast and 70s-low 80s inland. Breezy northerly winds at times over the hills.
Extended: The warming trend continues into the weekend with highs 5-10ºF above normal for this time of year. Then, highs will cool with a slight uptick in clouds early next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 67ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 71ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 18th – 24th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near 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”
