Very Dry For Now
Critical fire conditions expected Wednesday with dry winds over the hills and downsloping into some valley/coastal locations. Otherwise, expect seasonably warm and pleasant conditions.
AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate
Overnight: Mostly clear with a few high clouds passing through. Expect lows in the mid-40s to low 50s on the coast and mid-30s to mid-40s for inland valleys. Gusty northerly winds, especially over the higher terrain
Wednesday: Gusty winds over the mountains and on the exposed coast into the morning. Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Highs in the 60s-70s for most areas. Dry, northerly winds will remain gusty at times throughout the day, especially in the higher terrain.
Thursday: Sunny and dry. Seasonable with highs in the 60s-70s. Occasionally breezy. Fire danger remains elevated.
Extended: Highs will remain seasonable through Friday, then begin to cool into the weekend as onshore flow redevelops. Clouds will increase through the weekend as a system passes by. A second system is more likely to bring rain on or around Monday/Veterans Day.
*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: 47ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 72ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 14th – 20th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña into the fall and persist through the winter months.
- Area drought status: Abnormally dry for areas around Monterey Bay northward. Drought-free elsewhere.
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of November 6th : 55.5ºF (avg of 7 buoys) [November Average: 56.6ºF]
