Sunday Sun-day SUN Day

WEATHER STORY

Expect sunshine with seasonable to slightly warm temperatures on Sunday with high pressure in control. A weak weather system will pass by on Monday but no longer looks to bring any rain to the region. We'll see another low chance of rain later in the week, but you can generally expect seasonable to slightly warm temperatures.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the upper 50s to around 70ºF.

Overnight: Increasing high clouds. Lows in the 40s for most areas with 30s for inland valleys.

Monday: Clouds will be on the increase as a weak system approaches. However, the airmass will stay mild and rain chances very slight, if any. Temperatures will cool slightly but no dramatic change expected, highs mostly in the low to mid 60s inland, upper 50s to low 60s along the coast.

Extended: Slightly warmer temperatures are expected beyond Monday with the next weak system getting close to us on Thursday. Into the following weekend, conditions look to clear out and temperatures will remain fairly seasonable.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 61ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 61ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for January 16^th – 22^nd calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña

-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area southern Monterey County now reduced to “Moderate Drought”