It’s The Rainy Season, But It’s Not Rainy
WEATHER STORY
Even warmer weather on the way…
A weak weather system passing by overnight will be of no consequence outside of a few clouds. The ridge of high pressure that has been acting as storm-blocker for the last month now will strengthen again and settle in over the region through the weekend. Temperatures will slowly head upward all the way into mid-week next week. In fact, there are some indications that we may see highs 10-15ºF above normal by then. As for rain, it remains but a dream.
Air Quality: GOOD
Overnight: Scattered high clouds early, then decreasing clouds after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s on the coast and upper 20s to 30s inland.
Friday: Sunny. Light offshore winds in the morning, then a light sea breeze in the afternoon. Slightly warm, with highs in the 60s for most areas.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a few passing high clouds. Light offshore winds in the morning, then a light sea breeze developing in the afternoon. Chilly in the morning, then slightly warm again with highs mostly in the 60s. Northeasterly offshore winds may become a bit gusty over the hills late.
Extended: Expect quiet weather out of the weekend into next week with chilly nights and warm days. Both lows and highs will slowly warm up through mid-week next week when highs could max out 10-15ºF above normal for this time of year—we’re talking widespread 70s here.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 44ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 39ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 11th – 17th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña
-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area southern Monterey County now reduced to “Moderate Drought”
