What Kind Of Weather Is Like A Lion Anyway?

Expect rain overnight as a frontal system moves through the Monterey Bay area. Rain ends from northwest to southeast through the course of the overnight and most areas around the bay should be dry by dawn. A few showers will then be possible across the area on Thursday afternoon in the moist west-northwesterly flow. A stronger system is currently developing out over the Pacific and will make a more direct impact on the Central Coast of California Friday afternoon. This one will come packed with gusty southerly winds—potentially damaging in some areas—and moderate to heavy rain. There is also a slight chance of thunderstorms. While the initial front will move through late in the day Friday, the parent low will lurk offshore on Saturday as it drifts southward and with both lob rounds of showers & thunderstorms our way and help generate additional storms over our area during the day Saturday. Showers will likely then linger in the area on Easter Sunday as the low sits off to our south.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Overnight: Rain around the bay early, tapering off and moving to the south. Briefly gusty southwesterly winds becoming breezy out of the west by dawn. Lows in the mid 40s to low 50s.

Thursday: Becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers possible through the day. Gusty northwesterly winds at times. Cool, with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with rain moving in from the west. Gusty southerly winds during the afternoon with some minor wind damage possible. Moderate to heavy rain for coastal areas especially in the afternoon hours, then tapering off late. Slight chance for a thunderstorm.  Highs in the 50s to around 60ºF.

Extended: Showers and thunderstorms are likely on Saturday, though the sun may poke through at times. Showers (but no storms) will then linger into Easter Sunday before dry conditions return Monday. High pressure will build in sending temperatures back above normal by Tuesday and they’ll likely stay there through mid-week.

*Note: Any alerts from the National Weather Service in Monterey will be noted in italics above. Alerts may be edited for brevity or local clarification (in parenthesis).

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 63ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 41ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for April 4^th – 10^th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory, La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition from El Niño to neutral by Spring and then to La Niña by summer.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free