Back To Spring

Temperatures keep heading upward as high pressure builds in over the region through mid-week. Highs will peak on Wednesday, some 5-10ºF above normal for this time of year. As the ridge eases eastward Thursday, deeper onshore flow will cool coastal areas especially and will likely push some low clouds/fog ashore a la “May Gray” … or can we just call it Graypril? Yeah, we’re gonna call it that. Anyway, a weak system will then pass to our north on Friday and it looks like we’ll stay dry. The pattern levels out after that with more seasonable weather expected.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Overnight: Mostly clear with a few low clouds possible and perhaps a patchy of fog or two in low, sheltered areas. Lows in the 40s to around 50ºF on the coast and upper 30s to 40s inland.  

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer with coastal highs in the low 60s to low 70s and mainly 70s inland. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds late in the day.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and even warmer with coastal high sin the mid 60s to mid 70s and widespread 70s to low 80s inland. Breezy northwesterly onshore winds late in the day.

Extended: Temperatures cool back into the 60s on the coast Thursday with deeper onshore flow. Then, expect partly cloudy skies for the next few days with seasonable temperatures.

*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: 47ºF
HIGH: 64ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 71ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for April 22^nd – 28^th calls for the likelihood of near 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