Dry weather to start the week
Dry weather is set for Monday, following the passage early Sunday of a weather system that brought around a half inch of rain to lower elevations, and over 1.5" to the coastal mountains.
Cold air behind the front will drop overnight lows into the low 40s and upper 30s on Monday morning. Isolated areas of Southern Monterey County could see temperatures fall into the mid 30s. Tuesday morning should be just as cold.
The next chance of rain appears on schedule to arrive Tuesday evening, with rain continuing on Christmas Day.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy. Lows near the coast will be in the mid to upper 40s. Valley temperatures will drop into the mid and upper 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon.
Extended: Highs will be in the 40s-50s for most of next week. Computer models suggest the the next system will bring light rain on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Snow levels will drop down to 3k-4kft Wednesday. Some warming expected later in the week.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 28th – January
3rd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near
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
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