Nicer Weather Just In Time For The Weekend
High pressure will nudge in from the southwest as we head into the weekend, which will lead to slight warmup and a decrease in low clouds. The ridge will shift back east out of the weekend as a trough of low pressure digs down the West Coast. The initial trough will move into the Pacific Northwest, but a second area of low pressure will develop off the California coast and help enhance a period of cooler, cloudier weather for the area next week.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny on the coast and sunny inland. A touch warmer, with coastal highs in the mid-60s to mid-70s and low 80s to around 104ºF inland. Breezy at times in the afternoon.
Overnight: Low clouds slowly redevelop after dark, filling in around the bay and eventually into nearby valleys. Patchy fog. Expect coastal lows in the mid-50s with low to mid-50s inland.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny on the coast and sunny inland. A touch warmer, with coastal highs in the mid-60s to mid-70s and low 80s to around 104ºF inland. Breezy at times in the afternoon.
Extended: Temperatures will begin to cool out of the weekend as a trough of low pressure develops on the coast. Highs will be below normal by Tuesday and will likely remain that way through the end of the week. You can also expect an increase in low clouds.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 54ºF
HIGH: 69ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 51ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 8th – 14th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Watch
-Area drought status: Moderate drought for much of Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties, Abnormally dry on the east shore of the bay into San Benito County. No drought classification for much of Monterey County outside of the Gabilan Range.
