One Last Round Of Showers?
Rare September rains may not be over just yet. As the parent low departs today, a few more isolated showers may be possible. After that, high pressure builds back in with a steady warm-up into the weekend.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible in the hills in the afternoon. Highs in the 60s-70s on the coast and 70s to around 80ºF inland. Becoming windy for inland valleys in the afternoon. Breezy on the coast at times.
Overnight: Partly cloudy with patchy for possible. Lows in the 50s on the coast, 40s-50s inland.
Extended: The rest of the week will be dry with a slow warm-up expected. Highs will be seasonable on the coast this weekend but slightly warm for this time of year inland.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 54ºF
HIGH: 72ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 51ºF
HIGH: 84ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 27th – October 3rd 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: 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”
