Chilly Monday Morning, Warm Afternoon
A very dry air mass will remain in place over our area for the next few days. Luckily, offshore winds will ease which will lower fire danger to simply “elevated.” However, please stay fire aware. Long nights and dry air will mean cold mornings, but light offshore winds and plentiful sunshine will mean warm afternoons! This will last through mid-week. Then, air mass with increased moisture will begin to move in increasing clouds and insulating our nights. The air mass will be somewhat warm, so afternoons may not take much of a hit. Even with the increased moisture, no rain is expected over the next several days.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD
Monday: Mostly sunny with just a few thin, high clouds passing through. Warm with coastal highs in the 70s and 70s to low 80s inland. Light offshore winds in the morning switch to a breezy onshore flow on the coast and into the valleys later in the day.
Overnight: Mostly clear overnight, with only a few high clouds. Lows will be chilly, once again dropping into the 40s for most coastal locations, and 30s and 40s inland. Sheltered valleys will dip into the 20s, while higher elevations will stay a touch warmer in the low 50s.
Tuesday: After another chilly morning, mostly sunny skies with just a few thin, high clouds passing through. Warm with coastal highs in the 70s and 70s to low 80s inland. Light offshore winds in the morning switch to a breezy onshore flow on the coast and into the valleys later in the day.
Extended: Wednesday will be a repeat performance of Mon/Tue. Clouds will increase a bit late in the week with warmer low temperatures but above normal afternoon highs will keep on cruisin’ along. A weather system will pass by this coming weekend and if it dips south enough, we could be talking about some light rain, so stay tuned.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 48ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 74ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 6th – 12th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: Strong to Very Strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
