Hilary’s Impacts On The Central Coast
Moisture from Hilary will stream through our area on Sunday, notably as a shield of high cloudcover. Isolated showers are possible within the shield. There is also a small chance of a brief thunderstorm. Rainfall amounts (if any) will generally be light. The moisture plume will be deflected east of us by early Monday morning. However, some moisture will likely be drawn in around a cut-off area of low pressure just offshore. As that moisture is directed at us Monday, an additional shower or thunderstorm may be possible. In the meantime, expect generally warm, muggy conditions. We’ll have a bit of a temperature roller coaster for the rest of the week with most areas cooling Tuesday, warming Wednesday, and then cooling back down toward the end of the week.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Sunday: Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated showers and a chance for a thundershower. Rainfall amounts (if any) will generally be light. Warm and muggy at the coast with highs in the upper 60s to 70s and mainly. Inland areas will be cool for this time of year with the clouds and highs generally in the 70s-80s and a few areas reaching the 90s. Light onshore winds.
Extended: Unsettled weather overnight Sunday into Monday afternoon with scattered showers, especially inland. The farther south the better chances for rain. We should clear out by late Tuesday with dry sunny weather returning for the central coast.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 69ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 25th – 31st calls for the likelihood of near-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
