Unsettled Weekend

Another Pacific storm system will impact the Central Coast through the weekend. The first wave moves through late Friday night into Saturday morning bringing wind and moderate rainfall. Southerly winds will persist behind it, keeping conditions mild into Saturday before the next wave arrives in the evening. This one will have briefly heavy rain, gusty winds, and the possibility of thunderstorms. A final, weaker round will slide by on Sunday bringing a few additional showers and thundershowers before dryer weather arrives early next week.

 
Saturday: Occasional light rain in the coastal mountains. Otherwise, partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms—mainly in the late afternoon and early evening. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Gusty southerly winds at times.

Overnight: Partly cloudy and cooler with isolated showers. Lows in the 40s.

Sunday: Becoming partly cloudy and cooler with isolated showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. Breezy conditions dying down.

Extended: Dry and a little cool early next week. A weak weather system passes by to our north on Wednesday morning with a few sprinkles possible. Then, dryer, warmer weather expected through the end of the week.

The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 14th - 20th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.

El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral

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This week's normal temperatures:
     --COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 62ºF