Warmer Weather

Air Quality (as of 8AM):
Good to Moderate for all reporting stations.

Weather Story: High pressure returns with dryer weather and warmer daytime highs Friday into the weekend. The ridge of high pressure will weaken early part of next week.

Friday: Slightly warmer with clear skies. Coastal highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Inland temperatures in the 60s. Breezy at times over the hills.

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low cloud or two possible along the immediate coast. Overnight lows will be in the 20s-30s inland and 30s-40s on the coast.

Saturday: Lots of sunshine throughout the day with warm weather. Highs will be in the low to mid 60s.

Extended: Dry conditions continue through the weekend with chilly mornings and mild afternoons. Skies will be mostly sunny with a low cloud or two on the coast and then increasing high clouds starting Sunday.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
 
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 63ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 11^th – 17^th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation. 
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Moderate La Niña
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Advisory

-Area drought status: Dry drought conditions for most of our viewing area.  A small slice of southeastern Santa Clara and northeastern San Benito Counties are considered to be in Moderate Drought.