Cooling After Today
WEATHER STORYTemperatures will continue to head upward through today. However, the ridge will be short-lived, being replaced by a trough for…
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Warming Back Up
WEATHER STORYHigh pressure will build back in as we head into the work week. As it does, northerly, offshore flow will arrive in the hills, bringing…
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WEATHER STORYHigh pressure weakens for the weekend. The deepening marine layer will allow cool air to push farther and farther from the coast.…
Continue Reading Weekends Are Just The Coolest
WEATHER STORYHigh pressure weakens as we head into the weekend. The dome of warm air will remain in place for inland areas Friday, but the deepening…
Continue Reading Warmest Thursday
WEATHER STORYHigh pressure will remain in control over the region through the end of the week. The dome of warm air will mean above normal high…
Continue Reading The Warm-Up Continues
WEATHER STORYHigh pressure will build in for the remainder of the week, bringing much warmer air to the region. Onshore flow will keep coastal areas…
Continue Reading Temperatures Head Upward
WEATHER STORYHigh pressure will build in for the remainder of the week, bringing much warmer air to the region. Onshore flow will keep coastal areas…
Continue Reading Roller Coaster Temperatures
WEATHER STORYA few showers may pop up over the hills on today. The cool air mass associated with the weather system will keep highs below normal.…
Continue Reading Seasonable Friday Before Weekend Rain
WEATHER STORYDry, seasonable conditions will finish the week before clouds increase ahead of a pattern change this weekend. The marine layer and…
Continue Reading Tracking the Return of Rain
WEATHER STORYDry, seasonable conditions will finish the week before clouds increase ahead of a pattern change this weekend. The deep marine layer and…
Continue Reading Coastal Clouds and Drizzle Chances
WEATHER STORYOnshore flow will continue to bring cool, cloudy weather to the coast. Inland temperatures will remain at or below seasonable, along…
Continue Reading Cool and Breezy
WEATHER STORYThe cooling trend continues, today. Onshore flow will strengthen, bringing cool, cloudy weather to the coast. Inland locations will feel…
Continue Reading Coastal Cool-down
WEATHER STORYThe ridge that brought warmer weather this weekend will begin to drift to the east today. As a result, onshore flow will strengthen,…
Continue Reading Changing Pattern
Weather Story: High pressure will slowly begin to move in from our west as we head into the weekend. Inland areas will begin to warm up—a trend…
Continue Reading Weekend Warmup
Weather Story: High pressure will slowly begin to move in from our west as we head into the weekend, replacing an area of low pressure that has been…
Continue Reading Cool Week, Warmer Weekend
Weather Story: An area of low pressure to our northeast will influence our weather through mid-week. It will bring a cooler-than-normal air mass…
Continue Reading Windy Tuesday
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
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Coastal Clouds and Inland Wind
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
Continue Reading Coastal Winds & Clouds
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
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Erika Bratten, Morning Meteorologist
Erika Bratten is from the “Sweetheart” city of Loveland, Colorado, but she’s no stranger to the Central Coast or KION. Erika has lived in the area…
Continue Reading Another Morning, Another Cloud (Plus Wind)
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
Continue Reading More of the Same
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
Continue Reading Marine Layer Peekaboo
Air quality updates will return when needed. Outside of fire or winter inversion seasons, our air quality is *rarely* anything but good to…
Continue Reading Warm Temps Coming to an End
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather: Troughing develops over the Pacific as we head into the weekend with a gradual cool…
Continue Reading Warm Spring Weather
Air Quality (as of 7:30M):Good all reporting areas.Weather: The ridge slowly begins to move east today, but the warmest air will still be in place…
Continue Reading The Central Coast is Hot
Air Quality (as of 7:30PM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather Story: Dry, northerly offshore winds will be gusty over the hills overnight into…
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Stephanie Aceves, Multimedia Journalist
Stephanie Aceves joined the KION News team in January 2021 as a weekend and nightside reporter. She is a Southern California native but is…
Continue Reading Brief Cooling and Some Wind
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather Story: A cooler air mass accompanied by breezy conditions, has moved in this…
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Jonathan Sarabia, Multimedia Journalist
Jonathan Sarabia was born and raised in San Diego, California. When he joined the school newspaper at CSU San Marcos, he realized he wanted to be a…
Continue ReadingWarmin’ On Up
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather Story: High pressure will build in from the west, ushering in a period of dry,…
Continue Reading Cool & Cloudy (Temporary)
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather Story: High pressure dominates the North Pacific, but it is just far enough to…
Continue Reading Shifting Winds
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting areas.Weather Story: High pressure dominates the North Pacific, but it is just far enough to…
Continue Reading Spring Winds
Air Quality (as of 10:00PM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure to our west will exert its influence over us for the next…
Continue Reading Dry, Warmer Week
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure to our west will exert its influence over us for the…
Continue Reading A Damp and Cool Friday
Air Quality (as of 7:30M):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Scattered rain will continue at times today, mainly to the south. Weekend…
Continue Reading Rainy Thursday
Air Quality (as of 6:30AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Widespread light to moderate rain is expected today with the highest rain…
Continue Reading A Bit Cool
Air Quality (as of 7:30M):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Clouds stream in today ahead of the next weather-maker which will get here…
Continue Reading Cool, Yet Sunny
Air Quality (as of 9:30PM):Good to moderate for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Temperatures will remain cool throughout the week. The next…
Continue Reading Scattered Showers & Gusty Winds
Air Quality (as of 8:30AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Cold air will keep things unstable in the wake of last night’s cold front.…
Continue Reading Dry Into The Weekend, Wet Out
Air Quality (as of 7AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: A weak ridge of high pressure will move over Friday into Saturday and then…
Continue Reading Better Late Than Never- Tracking Rain
Air Quality (as of 6AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: A cold front will actually reach our shores late Friday night into…
Continue Reading Rain By Week’s End
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good to moderate for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure finally weakens over the West. The first…
Continue Reading Meteorological Spring Begins
Air Quality (as of 5:30AM):Good to moderate for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure continues to play spoiler on rain chances,…
Continue Reading A Touch Breezy, But Nice!
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure continues to play spoiler on rain chances, deflecting an…
Continue Reading Comfortable Weather to End the Week
Air Quality (as of 8AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Friday temperatures will cool down a bit as a trough neighbors the…
Continue Reading Cooling Slightly, Windy in the Hills
Air Quality (as of 7:00AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure to our west will continue to direct offshore winds across…
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Hartnell College hosts virtual job fairs for students and Central Coast residents
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Hartnell College is hosting a series of seven two-hour virtual career fairs through April to help local residents and students…
Continue Reading Wind In The Hills
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: Cooler surface air will start invade from the north today, but…
Continue Reading Even Warmer, Getting Gusty
Air Quality (as of 7:00AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure will dominate just off the coast for most of the…
Continue Reading Warmer, Dry Week Ahead
Air Quality (as of 7:30AM):Good for all reporting stations.Weather Story: High pressure will dominate just off the coast for most of the week.…
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