Cold Mornings, Chilly Days
Air Quality Report (As of 8:00AM)
All reporting stations are good.
The weather pattern does remain active, and several weak weather systems are lined up to reach the coast later this week. Clouds will be on the increase late Tuesday ahead of the first which may bring a few sprinkles to the area Wednesday. Another system Thursday into Friday has the possibility of bringing light rain. A third system Saturday could bring additional light rain. The pattern looks to remain active next week too with perhaps a stronger (wetter) system waiting in the wings. Stay tuned! In the meantime, temperatures are expected to remain cool for this time of year, though lows won’t be quite as frosty & cold later this week.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with increasing high and low clouds late. Slightly warmer in the afternoon with highs in the mid-50s to mid-60s. Briefly breezy on the exposed coast in the early evening.
Overnight: Temperatures will be chilly, but not as cold as previous days. Coastal lows will be in the 30s-40s with 20s-30s inland. Patchy fog, drizzle, and frost are possible.
Wednesday (Veterans Day): Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. A few sprinkles possible.
Extended: Lows will warm into the 30s-40s for the remainder of the week with highs in the 50s-60s. We’ll see rain chances late Thursday into Friday and perhaps again on Saturday, though it is not looking all that widespread or heavy. Best chances will be in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The pattern will remain active into next week with more rain possible.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 41ºF
HIGH: 70ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 17th – 23rd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Advisory
-Area drought status: Moderate drought for much of Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties, Abnormally dry on the east shore of the bay into San Benito County. No drought classification for much of Monterey County outside of the Gabilan Range.
