Dry Start To The Week
Cooler weather can be expected on Monday as blustery northwest flow follows Sunday’s weak cold front. Weak high pressure will build in sending temps back to around normal on Tuesday before the next weathermaker arrives on Wednesday.
Air Quality: Good
Overnight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies with a mix of cloud levels. Patchy fog and drizzle possible. Lows in the mid to upper 40s on the coast and upper 30s to mid-40s inland. Breezy northwesterly winds on the exposed coast, otherwise light winds.
Monday: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming partly cloudy for most areas. Further clearing late. Gusty northwesterly winds at times. Cooler, with coastal highs in the mid-50s to low 60s and upper 50s to mid-60s for inland valleys.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with highs in the upper 50s to mid-60s on the coast and mid to upper 60s inland. Breezy northwesterly winds at times.
Extended: A weak weather system will pass by on Wednesday and may bring some light precipitation around the bay from the late morning into the early afternoon. At the moment, impacts look minimal. Cooler northwesterly flow will follow into Thursday with occasionally gusty moments. High pressure then builds in, sending temperatures above normal into the 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: 44ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 24th – March 2nd calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: La Niña persists into spring, then transitions to neutral by summer.
- Area drought status: Moderate drought for eastern San Benito County and far southeastern Monterey County. Abnormally dry for the remainder of the viewing area.
Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of February 17th 54.3ºF (avg of 8 buoys)
[February Avg. SST: 54.9ºF]
