Temps Go Up & Down & Up
The warmest day of the week will be here on Friday as a strong ridge of high pressure slowly passes over the region. The crest of the ridge will then drift east this weekend, allowing for cooler, deeper onshore flow. Another ridge will rebuild next week, which could send temperatures a few degrees warmer than what we saw this week! Dry weather (outside of any coastal drizzle) is expected to continue for the next 10+ days.
Overnight: Mostly clear with a bit of coastal/valley fog possible. Expect lows in the upper 40s to low 50s on the coast and inland valleys, 50s up in the hills. Breezy conditions on the exposed coast and up over the ridge tops.
Friday: Sunny and even warmer with breezy onshore winds in the afternoon. Some low cloud cover possible on the coast late. Coastal highs in the mid-60s to upper 70s with widespread 80s to around 90ºF inland.
Saturday: A bit cooler and cloudier on the coast with the return of morning/evening low clouds. Highs in the 60s-70s. Inland areas will remain sunny and warm with widespread 80s. Some inland valley fog possible in the mornings, however. North-northwesterly onshore winds pick up on the afternoon.
Extended: Expect further cooling on Sunday with morning/evening low clouds on the coast. The trend will begin to reverse on Monday with sunnier, warmer conditions. Tuesday/Wednesday will likely be the warmest days of next week and will rival, if not surpass the warm highs from this week.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for May 1st – 7th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast into Summer: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 73ºF