Looking For A Break In The Gloom
Weak troughing continues over southern California with a big ol’ ridge of high pressure out over the Pacific. The ridge keeps trying to nudge in and has been partially successful with some compression of the marine layer. It is also working to stabilize the marine layer which is keeping clouds on the coast. The ridge tries a little harder on Friday/Saturday which will heat inland areas back up to normal and in some places above. At the coast, we’ll be more foggy and less cloudy. Things get interesting out of the weekend as a deep trough digs in across the Pacific Northwest. Unlike recent systems which have pushed down south, cut off, and swirled moisture back toward us, this one will stay do the north and we’ll be in the dryer northwest flow. Temperatures will cool across the board initially Sunday into Monday but then there is some potential for a more offshore flow Tuesday into Wednesday which would cut through the coastal clouds and bring warmer weather to the beaches. It’s still a ways out, so things can change, but that’s the picture in the crystal ball so far!
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Low clouds for the coast and valleys. Patchy drizzle on the north side of the bay. Lows in the 50s for most areas, a few 40s in the southern valleys.
Thursday: Becoming mostlyto partly cloudy on the coast. Inland areas clear to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Coastal highs in the 60s to around 70ºF with 70s to 80s inland. Southwesterly onshore winds strengthening up-valley in the afternoon and early evening.
Friday: Overcast early, then becoming partly cloudy on the coast and mostly sunny inland. Continued cool on the coast with highs in the 60s to around 70ºF and slightly warmer inland with 70s-80s inland.
Extended: Temperatures will warm slightly Saturday with low clouds maintaining presence on the coast and partial afternoon clearing. All areas cool down out of the weekend. Warmer weather possible mid-week next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 49ºF
HIGH: 82ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 22nd – 28th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- Forecast: El Niño developing this summer.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
