Easter Forecast

Here’s a look at your forecast for Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties!

A ridge of high pressure will settle in over the West Coast Eastern Sunday bringing the warmest weather since Thanksgiving for many areas under full sunshine. The ridge will move east Monday but it will still be warm. Then, a trough will dig down the coast but the weather looks to remain dry--just a bit cooler through mid-week.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Easter Sunday: Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the mid 60s to low 70s on the coast and 70s to around 80ºF inland. A light onshore breeze in the afternoon.

Monday: Partly cloudy on the coast with a mix of low and high clouds. Mostly sunny inland. Cooler with coastal highs in the 60s and 60s-70s inland.

Extended: The weather looks to remain dry, though temperatures will gradually cool down by mid-week. After which, there's a potential for some unsettled weather to return to the forecast. For now, just expect a few more clouds later in the week.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 65ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 70ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for April 16^th – 22^nd calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
- Forecast: Neutral through the summer with eventual development of El Niño
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free.