More Warmth & Sunshine

A massive ridge of high pressure has set up shop on the West Coast, blocking storm systems and pushing to them to the north. Temps will cool down for next week with frost possible at night for inland areas. Increasing chances for wind and rain by next weekend but still too early for specific details so stay tuned for exact timing and location and rain chances across the Central Coast.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Overnight: Partly cloudy with passing high clouds and a few low clouds near the coast. Lows in the 40s on the coast and 30s to 40s inland.

Sunday: Becoming mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s to around 70ºF on the coast and 60s to low 70s inland.

Extended:  The period of mild, dry weather continues, though the mornings will be cold. Watching for rain chances next weekend so stay tuned.

*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 12^th – 18^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE 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 December 4^th : 54.3ºF (avg of 7 buoys) [December Average: 55.0ºF]