Warmest Wednesday, Then Cooler Into The Weekend
A strong ridge of high pressure will remain in place throughout the day, keeping warm, dry conditions in place. A trough of low pressure will then dig in on the West Coast, ushering in a cooling trend. This will be noticed first on the coast as onshore winds strengthen late today into Thursday, then further into Friday. A cold front will then move in Friday into Saturday, beginning with gusty winds and ending with light rain. An area of low pressure will then station itself off of Southern California. There are some indications some rain may get pushed back up into our area early next week.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a few high, thin clouds. Warm, with coastal highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and widespread 70s inland. Southwesterly onshore flow will pick up late and may usher in some low cloudcover/fog.
Overnight: Increasing low clouds with patchy fog and drizzle possible. Expect coastal lows in the 40s with mid 30s to mid 40s inland.
Thursday: Patchy fog early. Then, scattered low clouds on the coast with passing high clouds. Cooler, with coastal highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and mid 60s to mid 70s inland. Breezy at times on the exposed coast. Some drizzle possible along the coast throughout the day.
Extended: The cool down will continue on Friday with chilly, gusty onshore winds. Light rain is likely early Saturday with clearing late into Sunday. Highs will only be in the 50s for most areas this weekend. Some warming early next week, though rain chances will remain possible.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 11th-17th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast into Summer: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 66ºF
