Has The Sun Finally Returned? Yes; The Answer Is Yes
Our weather pattern will go through a shift in the coming days which will initially lead to sunnier, warmer weather. All of the moving around of the pattern will preclude a stable marine layer, which will limit low cloud formation especially during the day. Temperatures are likely to warm through mid-week before a stable marine layer can redevelop. Initially, coastal areas will cool down and cloud-up for Thursday and Friday, but then a deeper but dry weather system will approach from the north carrying much cooler air that will cool down inland areas as well.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD to MODERATE
Overnight: Passing high clouds, otherwise mostly clear with a low cloud or two for the coast. Lows in the 40s-50s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer yet with highs in the upper 60s to 70s on the coast and widespread 80s to low 90s inland. Breezy for inland valleys in the afternoon and evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and even warmer with coastal highs in the 70s-80s and 80s-90s inland.
Extended: Thursday is also looking very warm, though the sea breeze will be stronger in the afternoon and we could see the return of low clouds by evening. Stronger onshore flow and low clouds are a definite return for Friday with much cooler coastal temperatures. A dry weather system will clip us from the north next weekend bringing a much cooler air mass to the region. The cooler air will be more notable inland as the system will likely mix our marine layer out once again which can lead to warmer coastal temps.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF
HIGH: 71ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 79ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for October 24th – 30th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Weak La Niña into the Winter
-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area with “Extreme Drought” in southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. The southeastern third of San Benito County has been upgraded to “Exceptional Drought”
