More Clouds Cooler at Coast, Slightly Warmer and Mostly Sunny Inland
Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…
The first day of summer will be a little cooler and cloudier at the coast, while inland slightly warmer and mostly sunny. But, we'll have another shift in our weather pattern come Friday as the ridge of high pressure begins to build back in. This will send temperatures back upward heading into the weekend and eliminate coastal clouds come Friday afternoon. It will certainly feel like summer this weekend with warm daytime highs along the coast, and hot, dry conditions inland- with the return of those triple digits for far interior locations. Make those preparations early to stay cool and hydrated. Extended forecast below.
AIR QUALITY:Â Good
Thursday: Mostly cloudy on the coast and for near coastal cities with some clearing on the north side of the bay by afternoon, mostly sunny inland. Coastal highs in the low 60s to low 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and low 70s to around 90ºF inland.
Overnight: Low clouds will thicken ahead of sunset, filling valleys overnight. Mostly cloudy along the coast, partly cloudy inland. Coastal lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s, with interior locations in the 40s. Patchy fog possible closer to dawn, mainly on mountain passes.
Friday: Morning low clouds will break, becoming mostly sunny across the Central Coast. Warmer temps both at the coastal and inland. Coastal highs in the low 60s to mid 70s, inland low 80s to upper 90s. Northwest winds becoming gusty in the afternoon for valleys and ridges, breezy elsewhere.
**HEAT ADVISORY**
… for interior mountains and valleys of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara Counties, including areas as Santa Clara Valley, Eastern Santa Clara Hills, Mountains of San Benito and Southern Salinas Valley, Santa Lucia Mountains.
*In effect from 11am to 10pm Saturday. Â
*High temperatures in the upper 90s to mid-100s expected.
*Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
Extended: The heat really ramps up on Saturday with far interior locations reaching those triple digits. Heading out of the weekend the ridge will weaken, giving the Central Coast a gradual cool down into early next week where temperatures will return to near seasonable. We'll stay in this pattern through mid-week. Some models are indicating a possible cool down late next week with some troughing occurring. That has yet to be determined so keep watching the forecast.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ÂşF
HIGH: 68ÂşF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 50ÂşF
HIGH: 82ÂşF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 27th -  July 3rd calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW to near normal* precipitation.
*Note: little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña by late summer.
- Area drought status:Â Currently drought-free
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of June 19th:Â 56.0ÂşF
(Historic June AVG: 56.7ÂşF) -- *average of three buoys
