Weekend Changes

Onshore flow remains deep today which will keep some low cloudcover around the bay and temperatures on the cool side. The overall pattern will remain active, with the next trough digging down the West Coast out of the weekend. The first system will push through on Monday and it is starting to look more likely that we’ll see some light rain from it. Another may follow on Wednesday.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Saturday: Only partial clearing at the coast with some low clouds hanging around. Sunny inland. Highs in the 60s at coast and 70s to 80s inland. Breezy conditions in the valleys.
 
Extended: Winds pick up a bit on Sunday ahead of a weather system that may bring some light rain to the region early Monday. Another system pushes through mid-week with rain chances and cooler air.

*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
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 71ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for September 22^nd-28^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña into the fall.
- Area drought status: Currently drought-free
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of September 14^th: 58.8ºF
(Historic Sep AVG near Monterey: 59.6ºF) -- *average of six buoys