The Pendulum Swings
Air Quality (as of 7:00PM)
GOOD to MODERATE for all reporting stations
WEATHER STORY
A trough of low pressure will linger over the West Coast through mid-week. The deeper marine layer will mean cool high temperatures for most of the week and low clouds will be more of a presence. As we head into the Labor Day Weekend, high pressure will strengthen once gain—both from the east and west—which should compress the marine layer and bring warmer, above normal highs back to the region.
Overnight: Low clouds fill in around the coast and nearby valleys. Patchy fog possible inland and in the coastal hills. A bit of drizzle possible on the south/east sides of the bay. Expect lows in the 50s for most areas with a few 40s in the south.
Wednesday: Becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with patchy low clouds on the coast. Expect highs in the 60s for coastal areas and 70s to around 90ºF inland. Winds pick up for valleys in the afternoon and early evening.
Thursday: Widespread low clouds in the AM with patchy drizzle, then becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Slightly warmer, with coastal highs in the 60s to around 70ºF and 70s to low 90s inland. Winds pick up for inland valleys in the afternoon and early evening.
Extended: The warming trend that begins on Thursday will continue into Labor Day Weekend with most areas seeing their warmest day on Sunday. Some minor cooling on Labor Day, but southerly flow could make for some interesting impacts including increased moisture into early next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 72ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 8th – 14th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation*.
*Note: little to no precipitation usually falls this time of year.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Watch
-Area drought status: “Extreme Drought” for the entire viewing area with the far southeastern corner of Monterey County and far eastern San Benito County considered “Exceptional Drought”
