Warm & Dry

Warm weather will persist for the next few days as high pressure dominates West Coast weather. Expect (relatively) mild mornings and warm afternoons though the end of the week. Rain is only but a dream.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Mostly clear with a few high clouds passing through and some low clouds along the Big Sur Coast. Lows in the 40s on the coast and mid-30s to mid-40s inland.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Coastal highs in the mid-60s to low 70s with upper 60s to mid-70s inland. Light winds.

Wednesday: Sunny and warm with coastal highs in the mid-60s to low 70s and upper 60s to mid-70s inland. Light winds.

Extended: High pressure will continue to dominate through the end of the week, though the blocking pattern will change slightly. By the weekend, a weather system may slide over the ridge and impacts us from the “back door” as it moves into the Great Basin. While rain is not expected, it may stir up the winds a bit and push them offshore. Latest timeline would be Sunday/Monday, also ushering in a cooler air mass (and probably dryer with cold mornings to follow). Dry conditions expected to continue locally through at least the 13^th but perhaps even longer.

*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: 42ºF
HIGH: 60ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 10^th – 16^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 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 December 3^rd : 54.5ºF (avg of 6 buoys) [December Average: 55.0ºF]