Warm Weekend Ahead

High pressure begins to build in as we head into the weekend. Temperature changes will be more noticeable inland as highs start 5 degrees below normal and end up 10 degrees above in just a couple of days. The coast is more complicated. The deep marine layer has experienced some mixing in recent days which has led to less cloudcover and warmer temperatures. The ridge building in should stabilize the layer, making it harder for the clouds to mix out. There’s a short window for this on Friday into Saturday before the ridge gets so “heavy” that it squishes the layer all the way back to the coast (Sunday). Temperatures will peak on Sunday and will then cool into early next week. However, relatively seasonable conditions can be expected for most of next week.

AIR QUALITY:  Good

Overnight: Low clouds slowly redeveloping. Patchy fog up in the hills. Lows in the 50s for most areas with a few higher valleys dipping into the upper 40s.
 
Friday: Mostly cloudy early, becoming partly cloudy on the coast and sunny inland. Expect coastal highs in the 60s to mid 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay--with mainly 80s to 90s inland. Westerly onshore winds will be breezy at the coast and windy for valleys.

Saturday: Low clouds early, then becoming mostly sunny. Warmer with coastal highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and mid 80s to low 100s inland. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds at the coast becoming gusty for inland valleys late.

Extended: Temperatures peak on a very sunny Sunday above normal for both the coast and inland areas, then drop into next week. Coastal clouds will return.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 68ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 11^th – 17^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- Forecast: Moderate to strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free