Back Into That Warm Days Cold Nights Thing We’ve Been Doing All Month
Light offshore flow will keep skies mostly sunny and conditions dry through midweek. We’ll see cold mornings but warm afternoons—peaking on Thursday.
Air Quality: Good to Moderate
***FREEZE WARNING***
…for the southern valleys of Monterey County in effect from 1AM Tuesday until 9AM Tuesday
*Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.
*Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold Conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Be sure to open sink cabinet doors and/or drip faucets. This may help reduce or prevent damage to uninsulated pipes and other plumbing.
**FROST ADVISORY**
…for the higher terrain and lower elevation valleys of Monterey County, all of San Benito County, and the Santa Clara Valley and Diablo Range in South Santa Clara County in effect from 1AM Tuesday until 9AM Tuesday
*Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.
*Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold Conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
*Temperatures in the vicinity of Fort Hunter Liggett and in portions of far southeastern Monterey County will experience locally colder temperatures as low as 29 degrees.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Be sure to cover or tend to sensitive plants and vegetation as they may be damaged by frost.
Overnight: Clear with offshore winds, breezy in some areas. Lows in the mid-30s to low 40s on the coast and mid-20s to mid-30s inland.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds arriving from the southwest. Light offshore winds switching to a light northwesterly sea breeze in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s for most areas with a few spots approaching 70ºF in the Salinas Valley.
Wednesday: Cold and frosty in the morning with lows in the mid-30s to low 40s on the coast and mid-20s to mid-30s inland. Mostly sunny through the afternoon with passing high clouds. Light offshore winds early, switching back onshore and from the northwest late. Highs in the 60s to low 70s.
Extended: High temperatures peak on Thursday as the nearby ridge moves directly overhead. Winds will die off under sunny skies. Then, a system will drop down from the north bringing cold air and some instability. Winds will pick up and there is an outside chance of a few showers on Saturday—perhaps even some mountain snow showers. A cold air mass will settle in behind it into early next week. Future rain chances are looking slim.
*Note: Any alerts from the National Weather Service in Monterey will be noted in italics above. Alerts may be edited for brevity or local clarification
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 60ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for January 28th – February 3rd calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: La Niña persists into spring, then transitions to neutral by summer.- Area drought status: Abnormally dry for San Benito County, northeastern Monterey County and eastern Santa Clara County. Drought-free elsewhere- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of January 19th : 53.6ºF (avg of 5 buoys) [January Average: 54.7ºF]
