Sunny, Mild

More sunshine and dry weather as we head back to work! It will be a quiet week with pleasant weather conditions. High pressure will dominate West Coast weather for the next week or two. In the short term, weak low pressure to the south will reinforce the blocking pattern through mid-week. Expect temperatures to remain warm for this time of year with dry conditions.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Today: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Slightly cooler with coastal highs in the mid-60s to around 70ºF and upper 60s to mid-70s for inland valleys. Light winds.

Overnight: Clear to partly cloudy with lows mainly in the mid to upper 40s with upper 30s far inland valleys.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Coastal highs in the mid-60s to around 70ºF with upper 60s to mid-70s inland. Light winds.

Wednesday: Sunny and warm with coastal highs in the mid-60s to around 70ºF with upper 60s to mid-70s inland. Light winds.

Extended: High pressure will continue to dominate through the end of the week, though the blocking pattern will change slightly. By the weekend, a weather system may slide over the ridge and impacts us from the “back door” as it moves into the Great Basin. While rain is not expected, it may stir up the winds a bit. At the moment, it doesn’t look like we’ll see too much of a temperature impact. The forecast through mid-month is looking pretty dry with persistent ridging over the West Coast.

*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: 42ºF
HIGH: 60ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 9^th – 15^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW 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 December 1st : 55.0ºF (avg of 6 buoys) [December Average: 55.0ºF]