Briefly May Gray
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Warmer temperatures expected for most areas on Sunday as sunshine increases around the region. A (dry) trough will pass by into Monday/Tuesday which will cool inland areas and keep coastal areas seasonable. Winds may be occasionally gusty as well.
Air Quality: Good
Overnight: Low clouds slowly fill back in around the bay and into nearby valleys. Patchy fog possible. Lows in the 40s to low 50s.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Warmer, with coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and mid-60s to mid-80s inland. Breezy west-northwesterly onshore winds becoming windy up valleys late in the day.
Monday (Memorial Day): Low clouds early, then partly cloudy. Coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and cooler inland with mid-60s to around 80ºF expected. Gusty west-northwesterly onshore and up-valley winds late in the day.
Extended: Temperatures should remain fairly seasonable through mid-week as the upper level forces battle it out. High pressure will win out into to the weekend, however, sending temperatures upward—especially away from the coast.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF
HIGH: 66ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 76ºF
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The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 1st – 7th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: Neutral
- ENSO Forecast: Neutral conditions persist through summer & possibly into next winter.
-Area drought status: Abnormally dry for portions of southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. Drought-free for the remainder of the KION coverage area.
-Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of May 25th: 54.0ºF (avg. of 7 buoys) [Historic May Avg. SST: 55.8ºF]
