Break Sunday, Rain Monday

We’ll get “a break” on Sunday with dry, seasonable conditions. The next weather system is looking rather weak, but will move through on Monday, bringing rain and breezy conditions. Rain is likely to remain light at maybe briefly moderate at best.

AIR QUALITY: Good

Sunday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Seasonable with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Light winds.

Overnight: Mostly clear with patchy valley fog possible. Lows in the upper 30s to 40s on the coast and upper 20s to 30s inland.

Monday: Increasing clouds through late morning. A cold front will bring breezy conditions and light rain to the area around lunch time into the early afternoon with partial clearing late. Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Extended: High pressure builds in with above normal temperatures and light offshore flow for most of next week. The next chance of rain arrives somewhere around 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: 42ºF
HIGH: 60ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 37ºF
HIGH: 60ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 23^rd – 29^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 15^th : 54.9ºF (avg of 7 buoys) [December Average: 55.0ºF]