Slowly Drying
Conditions remain damp overnight with patchy drizzle and fog, but dryer weather is on the way. High pressure begins to build in off to our southwest and will play storm deflector for the better part of the next week. Some high cloudcover will spill over the ridge and into our lives from time to time, but just enough to color up our sunrises and sunsets. High temperatures exceed normal by Friday and will be well above—10-15ºF above—through and out of the weekend. Check out the extended section below for the next chance of rain.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog & drizzle. Lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Thursday: Partial clearing—becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Slightly warmer with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds around the river mouths in the afternoon. High clouds increase late.
Friday: Scattered high clouds, otherwise warmer with highs in the 60s to around 70ºF.
Extended: Warm, dry weather will continue through Monday or Tuesday. Then, things get interesting. The jet stream will be screaming across the Pacific with a significant fetch of moisture which will initially be pointed to our north, but may sweep down toward us around the end of the month. This may mean heavier rainfall and stormy conditions for us, so stay tuned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------
This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 1st - 7th calls for the likelihood of BELOW 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
