Clearing Out
High pressure will be the dominant
influence of our weather for the next several days. The weather will remain
warm and dry as all weather systems are pushed to the north. One system will
almost sneak in Friday night into Saturday but will only likely result in
increased clouds. The first (and likely only) to break through will be late
Saturday into Sunday. This cold front will bring light to moderate rain to the
region with a chance of thunderstorms. High pressure strengthens next week,
blocking storms to the north once again.
Overnight: Mostly clear with patchy fog in valley
bottoms. Expect lows in the 40s for most areas with a few higher inland valleys
dipping into the upper 30s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with passing high clouds. Warmer,
with highs mainly in the 60s.
Friday: Passing high clouds, which
could be thick at times. Some sun will sneak through, however and with a warm
air mass, highs will remain in the 60s for most areas.
Extended: Saturday will be a touch cooler and cloudier and
rain is likely in the north late. Rain will then spread across the region early
Sunday, followed by showers & thunderstorms before clearing Sunday evening.
Temps will cool close to normal, then warm early next week with the return of
dry weather and high pressure.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for January 30th – February
5th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW
normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 60ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 36ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
