Weekend Heat For Some
Your forecast for Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties…
Temperatures are heating up into the weekend, especially for inland areas! Weak troughing on the West Coast Friday will slowly wither away as high pressure builds in from the southeast. Inland areas will already see a jump in temperatures on Friday of 5-10ºF over Thursday and then will jump another 5-10ºF for Saturday! At the coast, we’ll remain in onshore flow with low clouds hanging around Friday, especially on the south/east sides of the bay. By Saturday, the ridge will squish the low clouds down so that only a few may remain, but areas right along the coast will remain cool with a sea breeze while areas just inland will warm up significantly. Most areas will cool down on Sunday as the ridge eases back to the southeast and onshore flow deepens.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Friday: Low clouds retreat to the coast in the afternoon, but linger on the south/east sides of the bay. Slightly warmer, with coastal highs in the upper 50s to mid 70s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and mid 70s to around 100ºF inland. Light northwesterly onshore winds becoming breezy up-valleys in the afternoon and evening.
Overnight: Low clouds fill back in around the bay and inland valleys. Patchy fog. Lows in the low 50s on the coast, upper 40s to low 50s for inland valleys, and 60s up in the hills.
Saturday: Low clouds and fog early in the day for the coast and valleys, then mostly sunny with a few low clouds on the coast during the afternoon and full sunshine inland. Warmer on the coast with highs in the low 60s to mid 70s and hot inland with 80s to low 100s. Light west-northwesterly onshore winds becoming breezy in the valleys during the afternoon and evening.
**HEAT ADVISORY**
… for the mountains and southern valleys of Monterey County the mountains and higher valleys of San Benito County, and the Santa Clara Valley and Diablo Range in Santa Clara County in effect from 11AM Saturday until 10PM Saturday.
*High temperatures in the upper 90s to mid-100s expected.
*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.
Extended: Low clouds return in greater numbers on Sunday with deeper penetration of the cooler ocean breezes. We’ll remain a little cooler, but more seasonable for the early part of the work week and prepare for another warmer day around Wednesday.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF
HIGH: 82ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 28th - July 4th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW to near normal* precipitation.
*Note: little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña by late summer.
- Area drought status: Currently drought-free
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of June 21st 55.3ºF
(Historic June AVG: 56.7ºF) -- *average of three buoys
