Fire Danger Eases

Warm, dry conditions continue on Sunday as high pressure builds over the area. Without the stronger offshore gradient, however, we’ll likely see a stronger sea breeze Sunday afternoon which will cool coastal areas slightly. Inland areas will remain just at warm as Saturday. As the high moves on into Monday, deeper onshore flow will develop and reintroduce fog/low clouds to the coast.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate



Overnight: Mostly clear with patchy coastal fog possible. Expect coastal lows in the mid to upper 40s with mid-30s to mid-40s inland.

Monday: Patchy morning fog on the coast, then mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Some low cloudcover possibly returning on the coast late. Highs in the low 60s to low 70s on the coast and mid-70s to low 80s inland. Breezy up valley winds late in the day.

Extended: Temperatures head back upward Tuesday & Wednesday as a ridge nudges in from the south. By Wednesday, in fact, highs should be 5-10ºF above normal across the area. A trough will pass by to the north Thursday and Friday and its cold front may make it to the Monterey Bay with some light precipitation, but it is seeming to be a low probability event at this point. Longer term trends are showing more warmth next weekend.

*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: 51ºF
HIGH: 71ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 78ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for October 27^th – November 2^nd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña into the fall and persist through the winter months.
- Area drought status: Abnormally dry for areas around Monterey Bay northward. Drought-free elsewhere.
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of October 20^th : 57.8ºF (avg of 7 buoys)