Cool Week With Light Rain Chances
Air Quality Report (As of 8:45PM)
All reporting stations are good.
The weather pattern will remain active this week with several weak systems lined up to reach the coast. The first will arrive overnight with an increase in clouds and maybe a few sprinkles lasting into the day Wednesday. Another system Thursday into Friday is now looking dryer, but a third system Saturday could bring some light rain. The pattern looks to remain active next week too with perhaps a stronger (wetter) system waiting in the wings. Stay tuned! In the meantime, temperatures are expected to remain cool for this time of year, though lows won’t be quite as frosty & cold later this week.
Overnight: Temperatures will be chilly, but not as cold as previous days. Coastal lows will be in the 30s-40s with 20s-30s inland. Patchy fog, drizzle, and frost are possible.
**Frost Advisory**
From the National Weather Service in Monterey…
… for the Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and San Antonio Valley
… from 3AM Wednesday until 9AM Wednesday.
Temperatures in the low 30s will result in frost formation.
Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
Conditions are anticipated to be slightly warmer than the previous night due to increased cloud cover. The coldest isolated locations may fall into the upper 20s, which could lead to additional impacts such as: Damage to outdoor/unprotected piping as well as health risks to unsheltered pets and livestock.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Ensure all animals have a warm and dry shelter.
Wednesday (Veterans Day): Partly to mostly cloudy and cool with highs in the 50s to low 60s. A few sprinkles possible.
Thursday: Scattered clouds and cool with highs in the 50s to around 60ºF on the coast and upper 50s to mid-60s inland.
Extended: Scattered clouds will continue to drift through on Friday and Saturday with some light rain possible by Saturday morning. This is looking most likely for coastal mountains at this point. Temperatures will remain seasonal to slightly cool through the end of the week, though lows will be less frosty. The weather pattern will remain active next week with rain possible again by mid-week. In the meantime, highs will return closer to normal early in the week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 46ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 41ºF
HIGH: 70ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 18th – 24th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Advisory
-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.
