Very Dry For Now

Critical fire weather conditions have eased in our area and all Red Flag Warnings have been canceled early. A dry air mass will remain in place for the next few days, so fire danger will be elevated, but we won’t have any major wind issues to deal with. Expect seasonable temperatures before the weather becomes more active starting this weekend.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Clear and cool with coastal lows in the low to mid-40s and 30s to low 40s for inland valleys. Some southern areas like Bradley and the Cholame Valley may dip into the upper 20s. Breezy offshore winds in the major valleys.

Thursday: Sunny and dry. Seasonable to slightly warm with coastal highs in the mid-60s to mid-70s and low to mid-70s for inland valleys. Breezy onshore up-valley winds late in the day.

Friday: Sunny for most of the day with a few clouds near the coast late. Slightly cooler on the coast with highs in the 60s to low 70s, but continued seasonable temps inland with low to mid 70s for highs. Breezy onshore up-valley winds late in the day.

Extended: Clouds will increase on Saturday as a weather system passes by to our north. There may be a slight chance of drizzle, but at this time, rains are expected to stay out of our area. We’ll see brief warming on Sunday before a more direct system brings us rain on Monday/Veterans Day. Right now, rain is looking more likely late in the day and could be light to moderate. This system should have increased winds as well. Beyond Monday, the storm track looks to remain active with additional system(s) possible mid to late week.

*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: 47ºF
HIGH: 68ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 72ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 14^th – 20^th 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 November 6^th : 55.5ºF (avg of 7 buoys) [November Average: 56.6ºF]