Blustery Days

High pressure edges starting Monday and after a couple of cool mornings, you can expect warm afternoons. Winds will likely still be a bit gusty, then ease by mid-week. The warmer weather will last until late in the week when the next weather system glides by to the north. It may be close enough to produce some light precipitation on the coast early Saturday.

Monday: A few, thin high clouds passing through, otherwise mostly sunny with gusty northwesterly onshore winds. Warmer, with coastal highs in the mid 60s to around 80ºF--warmest on the Santa Cruz side of the bay--and upper 70s to upper 80s inland.

Overnight: Mostly clear. Coastal lows in the 40s to near 50s with inland spots in the upper 30s to 40s.

Tuesday:  Mostly sunny skies with warmer temperatures. Coastal highs in the 70s-80s with 80s-90s inland. Breezy at times.

Extended: A weather system will approach from the west late in the week, cooling us down and potentially bringing some light precip to the coast Saturday morning.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 51ºF
HIGH: 67ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 80ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 1th-21st calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.ADVERTISING

-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Summer: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: Trending toward La Niña

-Area drought status: Good to Abnormally Dry