Spring Weather Slowly Returns
We’ll remain sandwiched between high pressure to our west and general troughing to our east. Gusty northwest winds can be expected over the next few days. The ridge will continue to strengthen and nudge ever so slightly east, however, which will help warm us back up close to normal by Tuesday and then above by Wednesday. And while an area of low pressure cuts off from the flow and retrogrades back westward by next weekend, it doesn’t look like we’ll take too much of a temperature hit In fact, it may actually help put the winds down a bit after mid-week.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Monday: Mostly sunny with a few low clouds on the coast and a few high clouds passing through. Slightly warmer with coastal highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and upper 60s to low 70s inland. Gusty west-northwesterly onshore and up-valley winds in the afternoon and early evening.
Overnight: Low clouds will become a bit more widespread around the coast, eventually pushing into nearby valleys, becoming partly cloudy. Elsewhere, mostly clear. Lows will be warmer nearing seasonable, with mid to upper 40s at the coast, still chilly inland with upper 30s to mid 40s.
Tuesday: A few low clouds on the coast, otherwise sunny and warmer with coastal highs in the 60s to around 70ºF and upper 60s to mid 70s inland. Gusty northwesterly onshore and up-valleys winds in the afternoon and early evening.
Wednesday: A few low clouds on the coast, otherwise sunny and warmer yet! Coastal highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s with 70s to low 80s inland. Winds ease a bit but will remain breezy on the coast and strong for the inland valleys.
Extended: Winds continue to ease and temperatures warm on Thursday as the ridge has the strongest influence over us. We’ll cool a bit on Friday with deeper onshore flow, especially on the coast where low clouds may maintain an afternoon presence in some areas.
*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 (in parenthesis).
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 49ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 74ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for May 13th – 19th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory, La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition from El Niño to neutral by Spring and then to La Niña by summer.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
