Cold nights, dry days ahead

Another round of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will move across the Central Coast Wednesday night. Showers will taper off from north to south overnight. Cooler and drier weather conditions are expected from Thursday into the first half of the weekend.

Wednesday night: Rain and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the low to mid 40s near the coast, with upper 30s in the coastal valleys and higher elevations of the Gabilan and Santa Lucia ranges.

Thursday: Mostly sunny in the morning, then sunny. Highs in the low to mid 50s. NE winds 10-20 mph, becoming NW 10-15 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday night: Clear with overnight lows in the upper 30s and low 40s near the coast, with mid 30s in the coastal valleys.

Extended: Dry weather will follow for the remainder of the week. Highs will be in the 40s-50s. A weak weather system will bring a slight chance of rain late Sunday into Monday.

The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 28th – January 3rd calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.

El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral

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This week's normal temperatures:
     --COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 59ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 35ºF