“Summer”-Like

High pressure will ever so slowly put the squish on the marine layer as we head toward the end of the week. This will result in a slow warm-up for inland areas. However, at the coast, no major changes will occur. Onshore flow will persist day to day, keeping temperatures seasonable to slightly cool and low clouds in the forecast.


Wednesday: Partly cloudy on the coast and sunny inland after morning valley clouds. Warming slightly with coastal highs in the 60s to around 71ºF and 70s to low 90s inland. Breezy for inland valleys in the afternoon and early evening.

Overnight: Widespread low clouds will fill back in overnight. Expect lows in the mid to upper 50s on the coast and upper 40s to mid 50s for inland areas.

Thursday: Partly cloudy on the coast and sunny inland after morning valley clouds. Warming slightly with coastal highs in the 60s to around 72ºF and 70s to mid 90s inland. Breezy for inland valleys in the afternoon and early evening.

Extended: Inland areas will continue to slowly warm through the weekend with highs expected to be about 5ºF above normal. Coastal areas stay seasonable. Expect low clouds at times.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 54ºF
HIGH: 69ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 51ºF
HIGH: 86ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for July 22^nd – 28^th  calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.

-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Watch

-Area drought status: Good to Abnormally Dry