Heat Is Coming For Some

Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…

We’ll finish off the weekend with slightly cool weather and a few low clouds on the coast.
A stronger ridge of high pressure will begin to build in early next week, which should warm us back up! How hot it gets here locally in the interior locations is still uncertain so stay tuned for the latest but some alerts have already been issued.

AIR QUALITY: Good 

Sunday: Partly cloudy on the coast and mostly sunny inland. Coastal highs in the low to mid 60s and 70s to 80s inland. Gusty northwesterly onshore and up-valley winds at times.

Monday: AM fog with cloudy skies. Increase in cloud coverage with mostly cloudy conditions at most coastal locations and partly cloudy inland. Temps remain the same with WNW winds still gusty.

Extended: Another warming trend begins Tuesday especially for inland areas with temps getting hot by mid week. So far, heat alerts have been issued east of the local viewing area like Fresno and Sacramento, but we could still have a moderate heat risk for inland communities such as typical hot spots in the southern Salinas Valley.

**HEAT ADVISORY**
…for the Gabilan Range, Cholame Hills, and southeastern valleys of Monterey County, the mountains and higher elevation valleys of San Bentio County, the Santa Clara Valley and the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County in effect from 8AM Wednesday until midnight Thursday.

*Daytime temperatures in the 90s to near 100 degrees, farthest inland 100 to 103 degrees expected. Overnight temperatures lowering to the 60s.

*Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.

Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
 
*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: 51ºF
HIGH: 67ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 48ºF
HIGH: 78ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 9^th – 15^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 June 2^nd : 55.4ºF
(Historic May AVG: 55.8ºF)
*average of three buoys