Quiet (And Spooky?) Into The Holiday

High pressure slowly strengthens over the West Coast into the weekend yielding a slow warm-up for most areas. We’ll hit a bit of a speed bump on Friday as surface winds may push some low clouds and cooler air into the coast. However, a general warm-up will then continue through Halloween. Temperatures will begin to cool starting Tuesday as a trough digs in from the north. Rain is starting to look more likely mid-week next week.

AIR QUALITY: GOOD

Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer with coastal highs in the mid 60s to low 70s and low to mid 70s inland. Breezy for inland valleys in the afternoon/evening.

Overnight: Mostly clear with a few low clouds/fog possible on the coast. Expect lows in the 40s on the coast and 30s-40s inland. Patchy frost for southern inland valleys and Santa Cruz Mountain valleys.

Friday: Low clouds on the coast, otherwise mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s to low 70s on the coast and mainly 70s inland. Breezy inland late.

Extended: Warmer into Sunday/Monday, then cooler into mid-week. Watching for rain chances.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 49ºF
HIGH: 70ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 77ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 3^rd – 9^th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.

- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Weak La Niña into the Winter

-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area with “Extreme Drought” in southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. The southeastern third of San Benito County has been upgraded to “Exceptional Drought”