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The Not So Rainiest Month Of The Year

Cold mornings, mild afternoons, and extremely dry weather will continue for the next few days (at least). Our weather pattern remains blocked up, preventing our typical wet weather systems from reaching the West Coast. Light offshore flow will continue at times, but will be stronger across Southern California. Local fire danger remains relatively low, but as the dry streak continues, it will slowly creep upward.

Air Quality: Good

Overnight: Chilly and mostly clear with just a few high clouds passing through. Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s on the coast with patchy frost, and mid 20s to mid 30s inland with widespread frost.

**FROST ADVISORY**
…for the higher terrain and southern valleys of Monterey and San Benito Counties in effect from 1AM Wednesday until 9AM Wednesday

*Temperatures as low as 30 will result in frost formation.

*Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold Conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Be sure to cover or tend to sensitive plants and vegetation as they may be damaged by frost.


Wednesday: Sunny and slightly warm in the afternoon with highs in the low to mid-60s for coastal areas and low 60s to upper 60s inland. Light winds.

Extended: Expect more of the same on Thursday, though onshore flow may be slightly enhanced late due to an approaching system. It could be enough to get some fog on the coast. We’ll have a dry cold front into Friday followed by cooler northwesterly winds. Friday’s highs are likely be slightly below normal, then we’ll warm to more seasonable readings through the weekend as high pressure takes back over. Dry conditions are expected to persist, though there is a weak precipitation signal in the longer term models around January 25th.

*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: 61ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for January 22nd – 28th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: 
La Niña Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: La Niña persists into spring, then transitions to neutral by summer.
- Area drought status: Abnormally dry for San Benito County, northeastern Monterey County and eastern Santa Clara County. Drought-free elsewhere
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of January 14th : 52.9ºF (avg of 6 buoys) [January Average: 54.7ºF]

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Dann Cianca is the chief meteorologist at KION News Channel 5/46.

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