Monsoon Monday
Air Quality (as of 6:30PM)
GOOD for all reporting stations
WEATHER STORY
Monsoon moisture will be accompanied by some upper level support on Monday which will increase the chance of elevated/high-based showers & thunderstorms—a threat that could continue into early Tuesday. Southerly flow will begin to kick in on Tuesday which will likely lead to an all-around warm-up.
Overnight: Low clouds fill back in around the bay and into inland valleys with patchy fog possible. Expect lows in the 50s for most areas.
Monday: Patchy low clouds near the coast, otherwise increasing high clouds with isolated elevated/high-based showers and thunderstorms possible, especially late. Highs in the 60s to around 70ºF on the coast and 70s-80s inland. Becoming breezy for inland valleys during the afternoon. Storms may include brief light to moderate rain, lightning, and briefly gusty winds.
Tuesday: Shower/thunderstorm threat will come to an end early, then skies will be mostly sunny across the board. Warmer, with coastal highs in the upper 60s to 70s and 80s-90s inland.
Extended: It’ll be a slow return to business as usual for the remainder of the week with temperatures cooling especially on the coast with an increase in low clouds.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 69ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 2nd – 8th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation*.
*Note: little to no precipitation usually falls this time of year.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
-Forecast into Winter: La Niña Watch
-Area drought status: “Extreme Drought” for the entire viewing area with the far southeastern corner of Monterey County considered “Exceptional Drought”
