Erika Bratten

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – One more day of heat as a massive ridge of high pressure dominates Western weather. Records may fall once again, mostly…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Record high temperatures are possible as we enter the work week. A strong ridge of high pressure will settle in over…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Happy Spring! Our weather pattern will certainly feel like it over the next several days. High pressure will slowly build…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – One more chance of rain in the forecast before a period of warmer, dryer weather. We’ll catch the tail end of a frontal…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Nicer, calmer weather returns but it will be brief.  A short ridge of high pressure builds in for Tuesday and early…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Rounds of showers will continue. The axis over the overall trough will be over us early Thursday, helping support…

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – A potent cold front will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the Monterey Bay Area on Wednesday. Winds will increase through…

A few light showers will be possible mainly over the south on Tuesday as a cut-off low pressure moves by. The next storm system will be here on…

We return to a more active weather pattern as the work week begins. A series of storm systems will impact California over the next week or two. The…

Dry weather returns for the next few days and while the mornings will be cold, the afternoons will be warmer! Highs return to above normal levels by…

Rounds of showers and perhaps an embedded thunderstorm will roll through the Monterey Bay area through early afternoon Thursday, as a cold area of…

Two days of rain!Widespread light to moderate rain will continue through the morning hours, slowly tapering off through Wednesday afternoon. The…

The weather pattern becomes more active in the coming days with several chances for rain. A weak cold front will arrive on Tuesday with a few light…

Showers will continue to linger in the mountains, but most areas will remain dry on Monday. We’ll remain in cool, blustery flow, however!…

It looks like we’ll squeeze in one more warm day before the pattern change. A warm air mass related to a strong ridge of high pressure will remain…

High pressure strengthens and dominates on Wednesday, sending temperatures well above normal. Highs will approach record territory (most climate…

Cooler and cloudier as we enter the work week. A weather system passing to our north along with the tail end of a long-passed system will keep extra…

Sunshine and summer-like weather. High pressure builds back into the region, bringing a period of warmer, dryer weather. During the building process,…

Weak high pressure builds in Tuesday, warming us up slightly before the next weather system arrives. On the tamer side, only light rain can be…

Cool weather expected on Monday as blustery northwest flow follows Sunday’s weak cold front. Weak high pressure will build in sending temps back to…

Showers linger into Friday as the storm system moves out. A few more waves will be with us for the morning commute, then only isolated showers…

Cold and frosty is how we’ll start the work week! A dry, cold air mass will remain in place on Monday but a pair of storm systems will pay us a…

A few more showers linger into Friday on the back side of Thursday’s storm system. A small low pressure center will rotate in Friday morning and…

Back to stormy conditions on Thursday! A fast moving low pressure system will ride along the jet stream and move into our area bringing wind and…

We’ll get a break in the action on Wednesday as we catch a gap between storm systems. A fast-moving system will roll in off the Pacific early…

Heavy rain likely, damaging winds possible Tuesday. An atmospheric river accompanied by a potent cold front will move through the region today.…

Rain is coming. The weak to moderate atmospheric river that has been stalled just to our north for the past couple of days will add moisture and a…

Rainy season returns! At atmospheric river will reach the West Coast on Friday and continue to hose down the coast through mid-week next week. The…

Cool conditions will continue for the next couple of days with marine layer clouds and light onshore flow. The blocking ridge of high pressure that…

Cold air settles into the region for the first part of the week. Flow becomes more northwesterly Tuesday into Wednesday which will help develop a…

Cold air will settle in across the region in the wake of this weekend’s storm system. The low will slowly move east out of Southern California as…

Light offshore flow will keep skies mostly sunny and conditions dry through midweek. We’ll see cold mornings but warm afternoons—peaking on…

Friday brings changes to our weather pattern as winds shift back onshore and help push low clouds and some fog back into the forecast. Inland…

Finally a pattern change in sight! Although, you might not like it! We’ve been in a general offshore pattern for the past few days which has kept…

Our weather pattern remains blocked up, preventing our typical wet weather systems from reaching the West Coast. Cold mornings, mild afternoons, and…

Cold mornings, mild afternoons, and extremely dry weather will continue for the next few days (at least). Our weather pattern remains blocked up,…

Dry weather will continue on Friday, though we’ll have a few wind shifts to deal with. A brief burst of southerly flow will potentially bring some…

Keep those sunglasses handy! There will be plenty of sunshine to enjoy over the next several days. Mornings will be cool, but afternoons warm with…

With a dry air mass in place, expect cool mornings and warm afternoons for the next few days. Conditions will be pleasant across the Central Coast,…