AM CLOUDS, PM SUN

Expect more of the same with the marine layer returning at night and sunshine during the day, with a warming trend on the way. The marine layer won't be as thick so chances of drizzle at night won't be as widespread. The rest of the holiday weekend will be pleasant with temps rising especially inland with afternoon sunshine.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Sunday: AM clouds with chance for drizzle and fog then sunshine, breezy but a bit warmer. Coastal high temps staying in the 60s with inland temps on the rise anywhere from 3 to 8 degrees warmer. It will be a pleasant day. Breezy afternoon.

Memorial Day: Morning clouds and patchy fog giving way to sunshine with high temps staying in the 60s at the coast and mid 60s and upper 70s inland.

Extended: Inland temperatures will continue to warm on Monday, but we’ll hold steady on the coast with slightly below normal readings. After a weak passing trough on Tuesday, high pressure rebuilds through mid-week with warmer weather expected.

*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: 50ºF
HIGH: 66ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 76ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for May 31^st -  June 6^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE 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 soon and then to La Niña by summer.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
-Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of May 22^nd: 55.8ºF
(Historic May AVG: 55.8ºF)
*average of three buoys