Cool & Showery Tuesday

An area of low pressure off the West Coast is slowly sliding south along the coast, producing scattered showers, and at higher elevations, some snow.

Temperatures Tuesday will remain cool, mostly in the mid and upper 50s.

The system will move inland Tuesday into Wednesday. Another weather system will follow, dropping south from the Gulf of Alaska, bringing more unsettled weather as we head into the weekend.

Tuesday: Showers taper off by mid-morning with partly cloudy skies expected. The atmosphere will destabilize during the afternoon with showers popping up over the hills once again. Those showers could then drift over valleys with small hail. Snow once again possible above 2,500ft. Highs in the 50s, with 40s in the higher elevations. Occasionally breezy.

Overnight: Small hail possible in showers. Snow possible above 2,500ft in elevation..

Wednesday: Chilly in the morning. Then, partly cloudy skies with isolated showers possible mainly over the hills. Highs in the 50s.
 
Extended: Conditions dry out on Thursday with slightly warmer temperatures. Southerly winds pick up late as a weather system approaches from the north. Rain returns Saturday with showers likely lasting into early next week. Chilly temperatures continue.                                                                                                                                            
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 24th-30th calls for the likelihood of BELOW temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.

El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast into Summer: Neutral

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 63ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 68ºF