Kay Brings A Few Showers
Tropical moisture will linger over the region through the weekend. This will keep conditions warm and muggy and bring a chance of showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm. Starting Monday, northwesterly flow will begin to scour the moisture out and lead is into a dryer, fall-like pattern with mild, breezy conditions on the coast and warm days but cool nights inland.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD to MODERATE
Sunday: Partly cloudy and muggy with an isolated shower or thundershower possible. Muggy and warmer with coastal highs in the 70s-80s and 80s-90s inland. Winds pick up for inland valleys in the afternoon and evening.
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Expect lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s for coastal areas with 60s to low 70s for inland valley. Muggy.
Monday: Partly cloudy with an isolated shower possible over the inland mountains. Otherwise muggy, but drying slightly. Cooler on the coast with low clouds returning. Highs in the 60s-70s with inland highs ranging from the upper 70s to low 90s. Breezy northwest winds on the coast with windy conditions for inland valleys in the afternoon/evening.
Extended: Expect more seasonable conditions for the rest of the week with highs within a few degrees of normal on the coast—and perhaps even cooler than normal inland by mid-week. Some warming then expected by the end of the week, but the dryer air mass will mean for cooler nights. Northwesterly winds may be gusty at times this week, especially on the exposed coast and into the valleys.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 54ºF
HIGH: 72ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 18th – September 24th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and near normal* precipitation.
*Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Weak La Niña into the Winter
-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area with “Extreme Drought” in southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. The southeastern third of San Benito County has been upgraded to “Exceptional Drought”
