More of the Same

Pleasant weather for the rest of the week as our weather pattern stays quiet. Some low clouds hugging the coastline around the bay. Temps will stay at or below average this week. A weekend Low pressure system to our north will bring a deeper marine layer and cooler temps again for some areas along with gusty winds.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Increasing clouds with patchy fog at coast and in valleys. Lows remain the same low to upper 50s with a few 60s.

Thursday: AM clouds giving way to afternoon sun at coast except for few coastal areas. Sunny inland with highs near seasonal for most locations. Coastal and near coastal highs in the low to upper 60s and 70s and 80s inland with a few isolated 90s.

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