Rain Returns Overnight
Air Quality Report (As of 5:30pm)
Good for all reporting areas.
Weather Story: A weather system will bring rain to the region overnight into Tuesday. Southerly winds ahead of the storm will push moisture up into the coastal mountains, so light rain will begin there first this evening. The cold front will move across the region from west to east overnight into the morning bringing periods of light to moderate rain with a few showers lingering thereafter. Southerly winds will switch to the northwest. A trailing system may bring an additional shower or two on Wednesday, but high pressure will then build in. Warmer, dryer weather can be expected through the weekend.
Overnight: Light to moderate rain in the coastal mountains. Then, the cold front will bring light to moderate rain across the rest of the region through the morning hours. Breezy southerly winds at times on the exposed coast. Lows in the 40s to around 50ºF.
Tuesday: A slow-moving cold front will bring light to moderate rain to the region early in the morning with isolated showers lingering into the evening. Breezy at times. Highs will be seasonable with most areas in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Wednesday: A trailing system will brush by on Wednesday with a tiny chance of an isolated shower, otherwise partly cloudy skies. Cooler, with highs mainly in the 50s. Breezy northwest winds for inland valleys in the afternoon.
Extended: Fog possible on Thursday morning, then we’ll enter a three day period of sunshine, cool nights, and warm afternoons. High clouds will increase on Sunday, but temperatures will remain mild.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 9th – 15th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Moderate La Niña
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Advisory
-Area drought status: Moderate drought most of our viewing area. A small slice of southeastern Santa Clara and northeastern San Benito Counties are considered to be in Severe Drought.