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Pleasant weather for the rest of the week and through the weekend as our weather pattern stays quiet. Temps will stay at or below average this week with a slight bump into Wednesday. A trough to our north will slide east, meaning high pressure will keep us under pleasant conditions. A weekend trough will bring a deeper marine layer and cooler temps again for some areas along with gusty winds.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Patchy low clouds and fog along the coast with mainly clear skies inland. Lows in the low to upper 50s to 60s inland.

Wednesday: AM clouds/fog at coast possible then sunny skies with temps in mid 60s at coast and 70s to low 90s inland. WNW winds gusty in valleys.

Extended: Not much change with quiet and dry conditions rest of the week. Temps will stay close to seasonal. By the weekend, a system from the north will allow more of a marine layer and possibly cooler temps again as well, along with windy conditions.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 69ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 85ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 18^th – 22^th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and 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 August 12^th: 55.7ºF
(Historic August AVG: 59.6ºF) -- *average of six buoys