Summertime Warmth

More sunshine and summerlike weather for our second half of the weekend. High pressure will dominate the Central Coast, bringing a period of dry and warmer weather. Temps stay mild, especially inland where 80 degrees isn't out of the question for few spots in the far southern valleys. Lows at night will be above average as well. More clouds and a dip in temps Monday but sun and warm temps return through late week.

Air Quality: Good

Overnight: Partly cloudy at the coast and mainly clear farther inland with milder lows staying in the upper 30s to 40s inland and mid to upper 40s to low 50s at the coast. Patchy fog.

Sunday: Sunny and very mild with above average daytime high temps. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s coastal to mid to upper 70s to 80 inland. Increasing clouds late.

Monday: AM patchy fog and mostly cloudy and temps slightly cooler. Highs in low to mid 60s coastal and upper 60s to low 70s.

Extended: A system in the Pacific Northwest will spread more clouds and moisture into the region late Sunday into Monday with a dip in daytime high temps. However, ridging will once again bring dry and warm weather with temps rising. Highs will be above normal with upper 70s possible again inland on Wednesday. Slight rain chances late week and cooling off 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: 44ºF
HIGH: 61ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 27^th – March 5^th 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 20^th 54.ºF (avg of 7 buoys)
[February Avg. SST: 54.9ºF]