Jova’s Special Delivery

Temperatures will rise as we head into the weekend, but we’re also tracking tropical moisture coming in from the south. As the big monsoonal ridge nudges back westward, moisture from Hurricane Jova will be pulled in, streaming into our area on Saturday. There is a deep enough moist layer that some rain will be possible, but lightning will also be possible. The likely evolution will be a narrow band of showers that could just train over itself. One small slice of our area could get multiple rounds while the rest of the coverage area gets nothing. It’s hard to predict exactly where this band will set up, but it slightly more likely in areas south of Monterey Bay than north.

Warm temperatures will hang around through the weekend with scattered high clouds, then we’ll cool down into next week as a trough develops on the coast. Increased coastal low clouds also likely.  

Jova may also send some higher southerly swells our way late Friday through Saturday, so please be cautious on south to west-facing beaches.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Overnight: Low clouds for the coast and major inland valleys. Patchy fog. Lows in the 50s on the coast and for most inland areas, though a few higher valleys may dip into the 40s.

Friday: Becoming mostly sunny with only a few low clouds on the south side of the bay. Warmer, with coastal highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and mid  70s to around 95ºF inland. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds becoming windy for inland valleys late in the day. High clouds drift in from the south late.

Saturday: A few low clouds near the coast, otherwise scattered high clouds with isolated showers and even a thundershower possible. Highs in the upper 60s to 70s on the coast and mainly 80s-90s inland. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds becoming windy for inland valleys late in the day

Extended: High clouds and warm temperatures stick around on Sunday, then temperatures begin to cool into next week under partly cloudy skies.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 54ºF
HIGH: 70ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 85ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 14^th – 20^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- Forecast: Moderate to strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free