Erika Bratten

Mid-week brings little change. Though most won’t notice, there will be a slight decrease in temperatures on Wednesday afternoon. Inland areas will…

Inland heat will continue for the next few days with slightly warmer than normal but comfortable temperatures on the coast. The big monsoonal ridge…

Temperatures head back upward starting Monday—both for the coast and inland areas! High pressure to our east pushes back into California and will…

Inland areas will experience bouts of heat over the coming week. The massive monsoonal high to our east is trying to migrate to the west and will…

Hot weather will return to inland areas over the next few days as a ridge of high pressure nudges in from the east. The ridge will also compress the…

Another warm up on the way! The upper level low sitting to our northwest has started to move east. This will now allow the ridge of high pressure,…

We’re Sandwiched between two weather systems, the influence of a trough of low pressure to our northwest is the strongest for now. The marine layer…

No heat alerts, no lightning threat. We head into the work week on the quiet side, which I’m sure most are grateful for. High pressure remains well…

We have one more hot inland day before the weather changes this weekend. Friday will really be a transition day and even while inland temperatures…

Two more days of inland heat are expected before we cool down this weekend. Though temps will peak this afternoon. Coastal temperatures will also…

Temperatures head upward for most areas on Wednesday after brief cooling on Tuesday. High pressure to our east nudges back in, leading to that…

Tuesday will bring an overall cool down to the Central Coast, as the strong ridge of high pressure that brought all-time record heat to parts of…

Excessive heat will continue for inland areas over the next few days as we bathe in cooler, cloudier weather along the coast. As the strong ridge of…

Excessive heat and critical fire danger will continue for inland valleys and the higher terrain into the weekend. The center of the massive ridge of…

Excessive heat and critical fire danger will continue to dominate the forecast through the weekend. High pressure continues to build in from the…

Excessive heat and critical fire danger will dominate the forecast through the Fourth of July holiday all the way through the weekend. High pressure…

Heat will be the big story this holiday week. A massive ridge of high pressure will build in from the west through mid-week and then settle in over…

Weak troughing will continue over the West Coast Friday couple with seasonable to slightly cool temperatures expected, but still warm for far…

Weak troughing will continue over the West Coast for the next couple of days with seasonable to slightly cool temperatures. Low clouds will also be…

We return to our usual summer pattern. A trough of low pressure approaching the West Coast will be our main weather influence over the next few days.…

A layer of tropical air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere will continue to stream in from the south into Tuesday. There is some instability in the…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties… The first day of summer will be a little cooler and cloudier…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties… Expect cooler temperatures for the next couple of days as…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties… Temperatures will cool but winds will ease as we head toward…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties… Windy, dry, and mostly sunny conditions will persist on…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties… A big change in the weather on Friday! Weak ridging nudging…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Wednesday will be much different! A dry subtropical low to…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Temperatures head upward for Tuesday as a strong ridge of…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Temperatures will warm for most but not all areas on Monday.…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…The cool-down will continue as we approach the weekend. The…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Temperatures will cool down across the board on Thursday,…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Temperatures will peak on Wednesday as high pressure rules…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…Warm today, warmer Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…I hope you’re ready for a temperature roller coaster over…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…The ridge of high pressure to our west that has been building…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…A trough passing to our north Tuesday will level inland…

The weather forecast this week will be a story of subtleties. With storm season in the rear view, the storm track will remain well to our north in…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties:Friday will be a much different day for most. Deep onshore flow…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties:Expect one more seasonable and sunny day before the weather…

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties:Temperatures will cool down for most areas as we approach the…

Temperatures are warming up! At least for a day… High pressure to our west will push back toward us and strengthen, warming the air mass overhead…

The upcoming week will have a sunnier outlook. Generally, we’ll remain in northwesterly flow which will keep the clouds from taking over day to…

After a muggy, damp, cloudy morning…There is a light at the end of the tunnel!In this particular metaphor, the tunnel is the marine layer clouds…

Expect another day or two of “may gray” until things start to change a bit. High pressure to our northwest nudges back in for Thursday which will…

We’ll remain blocked up in this summer-like pattern for the remainder of the week. The big subtropical ridge is holding court off to our northwest…

We’ll remain blocked up in this summer-like pattern for the remainder of the week. The big subtropical ridge is holding court off to our northwest…

It’s here! Marine layer season! Are you excited?The weather pattern won’t change all that much over the next few days as the pattern remains…

Some areas will warm up and some will cool down in the coming days. That is the beauty of our microclimates!High pressure continues to strengthen to…