Storms Continue Through Sunday
Showers and a few thunderstorms will persist behind Saturday’s potent cold front. The threat will continue throughout Sunday into early Monday morning with occasional gusty winds, brief heavy rain, and perhaps small hail and/or a few lightning strikes. It will be chilly but dry through mid-week, then another system will approach from the west. There is a lot up in the air with this system as some models show it stalling offshore. It’s worth watching, however.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with rounds of showers and possible thunderstorms. Brief heavy rain, gusty winds, small hail, and lightning possible. Snow possible above 4,000ft. Highs in the 40s-50s.
Monday: A few showers linger into Monday morning, then partly cloudy, breezy and chilly with highs in the 40s-50s.
Extended: Expect cold mornings and cool afternoons Tuesday through Thursday with rain possible again by the end of the week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 18th – 24th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Weak La Niña continues through winter, becomes neutral by Spring
-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”
