Good-Bye Warm Weather, Hello Low Clouds & Seasonable Temps
AIR QUALITY:
GOOD for most areas.
WEATHER STORY
The ridge of high pressure that brought record heat to the region will slowly weaken through the end of the week. As it does, temperatures will cool off across the board and low clouds will return to the coast. We’ll see the return of seasonable temperatures heading into the weekend before a weak weather system slides in from the north Monday. This system has the potential to bring some light rain to the region, but chances remain somewhat low.
Overnight: Low clouds and patchy fog is likely, especially for the coastline around and to the south. As well as interior valley locations. Temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s for most inland spots, mid to upper 40s at the coast, with a few 50s for higher elevations.
Friday: A foggy start, then partly cloudy for the immediate coast and cities near the Monterey Bay. However, inland locations will see gradual clearing of low clouds early before becoming mostly sunny. Cooler, with mostly 60s on the coast and 60s to low 70s inland.
Saturday: We'll once again wake up to low clouds in the interior valleys and along the coast. Coastal locations will remain partly sunny, while inland areas will see more sunshine with a few high passing clouds. Not much change in temperatures from Friday, mostly 60s for coastal locations, 60s and 70s inland.
Extended: Temperatures will remain seasonable through the weekend. A weak weather system arriving Monday into Tuesday will cool us quite a bit more and may bring a tiny chance of rain.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 10th – 16th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE 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”
