Temperature Swings
Here’s a look at your forecast for Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties!
The next seven days will be dynamic in terms of temperatures! After experiencing the warmest day since October, temperatures will slide down through mid-week as our ridge moves east and a trough digs in. We’ll catch the tail end of the initial cold front late Monday into Tuesday AM which will bring low clouds and perhaps a little coastal drizzle. Temperatures bottom out Wednesday with gusty northwest winds, then we’ll slowly warm back up into next weekend.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Clear and mild. Lows in the 40s for most areas.
Monday: Mostly clear early, then some low cloudcover/fog possible on the coast, especially on the south side of the bay. Clouds thicken on the coast late with fog also possible. Temperatures will be cooler for most areas, especially near the coast, but some inland areas will be as warm or even a touch warmer than Sunday. Expect coastal highs in the upper 50s to around 70ºF—warmest on the north side of the bay—and 70s to low 80s inland. Breezy northwesterly winds at times becoming windy for inland valleys into the early evening.
Tuesday: Widespread low clouds overnight into Tuesday morning with patchy drizzle, then partial clearing in the afternoon. Cooler with gusty northwest winds at times. Highs in the 50s-60s on the coast and 60s to low 70s inland.
Extended: Temperatures will bottom out on Wednesday and then slowly climb into the weekend under mostly sunny skies. Winds remain gusty Wednesday, then slowly ease by Friday. Temperatures next weekend may be just as warm as we just experience on Easter!
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 71ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for April 17th – 23rd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
- Forecast: Neutral through the summer with eventual development of El Niño
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free.
