Sunny, Mild Holiday
The holiday weekend forecast looks to be a jolly pleasant one this year with plenty of sunshine and mild afternoon temps. High pressure brings the gift of sunny skies and calm conditions for this year’s Christmas across the beautiful central coast. Our next chance of rain will be midweek next week with another storm system that could possibly bring more rainfall so stay tuned for the latest details.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD
Overnight: Coastal clouds early with mostly clear skies by morning, cooler lows in the mid to upper 40s near the coast, mid 30s to mid 40s inland.
Sunday: Christmas Eve will have more sunshine and slightly milder temps with highs in the low to mid 60s. Overnight lows in the low to mid 40s.
Christmas Day: Mostly sunny and seasonal with high temps mainly in the low 60s.
***BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST EARLY CHRISTMAS
MORNING TO 7 PM PST CHRISTMAS DAY...
* WHAT...Breaking waves 10 to 12 feet expected.
* WHERE...Northern Monterey Bay
and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast.
* WHEN...From 1 AM PST early Christmas morning to 7 PM PST
Christmas day.
* IMPACTS...Expect dangerous water conditions including localized
beach erosion. Large waves can sweep across the beach without
warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and
beaches.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Mainly northwest facing beaches are most
at risk for large, turbulent shore break and strong currents.
Northwest waves will gradually subside later in the day on
Extended: The holiday is looking mostly sunny and pleasant. Lows will be in the 40s to 50 and highs in the low to mid 60s area wide. Some warming likely Tuesday before a another system brings rain chances early Wednesday morning. Exactly how much rain is yet to be determined so make sure to stay weather aware as we head into next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 59ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 60ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 28th – January 3rd calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: Strong to Very Strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
