Rain Moves On For Now
Rain comes to an end from northwest to southeast overnight as the atmospheric river and associated frontal system move out of our area. We’ll remain in unsettled onshore flow on Saturday, though, so a few additional showers will be possible through the day. The weather pattern remains active which will mean additional rain chances into next week.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Rain comes to an end from northwest to southeast with only a few light lingering showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the 40s to low 50s. Winds ease.
Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few lingering showers. Cool & breezy with highs in the 50s-60s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Clouds increase rate with a chance of rain especially in the south. Southerly winds slowly increase.
Extended: A weather system will move in from the west, perhaps reactivating the abandoned and somewhat diminished atmospheric river that will stall to our south in the coming days. Rain will be directed back at the Central Coast Monday and perhaps into Tuesday before some clearing by mid-week. Models are trending wetter in the Thursday/Friday timeframe now, so make sure to keep an eye on our forecast in the coming days.
*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: 45ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 66ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 30th – December 6th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW 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 23rd : 53.3ºF (avg of 7 buoys) [November Average: 56.6ºF]
