Labor Day Weekend Forecast
Taste of fall across the Central Coast continues. With at or below-average temperatures at the coast, and below-average temperatures inland. The cooler weather will be sticking around through the Labor Day Weekend, with low pressure stationed to our north. Winds will be more onshore, and gusty at times. Clouds will remain to the coast and neighboring communities with brief sunshine. A chance for patchy drizzle and fog early, but inland areas will continue to see some sun. Damp conditions will carry us to Saturday morning, with a drizzle/light rain still in the forecast, especially for Santa Cruz County. We’ll then see more sunshine, and a slow warm-up with dry weather for Labor Day and beyond as a ridge to our southwest strengthens.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Clouds will thicken and become more widespread, pushing into the near coastal valleys. Drizzle possible throughout the night, and fog possible by morning. Lows will be similar, with mainly upper 50s to low 60s. Valleys outside the low clouds will dip into the 40s.
Saturday: Still cool with am drizzle/fog possible through mid day and clouds becoming partly cloudy coastal and more sunshine inland. Still breezy.
Sunday: Coastal clouds with gradual clearing and some sunshine inland with temps rising slightly with 60s and 70s coastal and mainly 70s and 80s inland.
Extended: We’ll warm up a bit Labor Day with pleasant dry weather conditions and a warming trend on tap for next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 70ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 8th – 14th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE 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.
