Rain & Wind Overnight
A cold front will push through
overnight bringing brief downpours, gusty winds, and isolated thunderstorms.
Showers will follow throughout the day on Wednesday. The parent storm system
will move northeast on Thursday, letting high pressure nudge in from the south
through Friday. The next system will approach on Saturday, then slow down a
bit. Rain will be possible late Saturday, but may hold out until Sunday with
lingering effects into Monday.
Overnight: Rain arrives in the late
evening with scattered showers possible through the morning commute.
Thunderstorms may be embedded between 11PM and 5AM. Breezy southerly winds at
times. Lows in the 40s to around 50ºF.
Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Cool
with highs in the 50s.
Thursday: Patchy morning fog, then mostly sunny skies. Highs in the
upper 50s to low 60s.
Extended: Low will cool but highs
will warm on Friday under full sunshine. The next storm system arrives on
Saturday—probably late in the day with wind & rain. Showers could linger
into Sunday/Monday. Calmer conditions expected on Christmas Eve.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 25th – 31st
calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE
normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 59ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 35ºF
HIGH: 61ºF