Mild Start To The Week
High pressure will dominate the weather through mid-week. With dry, somewhat offshore, expect cool mornings and warm afternoons. A trough of low pressure will begin to approach by the end of the week with a storm system passing by late Friday into Saturday. Rain is looking more and more likely Saturday morning.
*Wind Advisory*
… extended for the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County until 4AM Tuesday.
Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down
and a few power outages may result. Fuels are at record dry levels. Use extreme
caution with ignition sources and any outdoor burning.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle.
Secure outdoor objects.
Overnight: Clear and a bit cool with coastal lows in the upper 30s to
mid 40s and upper 20s to upper 30s inland. Patchy frost possible. Gusty winds
over the northern mountains.
Tuesday: A few, thin high clouds passing through, otherwise sunny.
Some low cloudcover possible on the south side of the bay late. A bit warm,
with coastal highs in the 60s to around 70ºF with widespread 70s inland.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a few
low clouds possible near the coast. Another warm day with 60s to low 70s on the
coast and widespread 70s inland.
Extended: Temperatures will begin to decrease and clouds to
increase in Thursday, further on Friday. Rain possible late Friday into
Saturday morning. At the moment, it looks like widespread light rain.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 10th-16th calls for
the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast into Summer: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 66ºF