Slowly But Surely, The Sun Returns
AIR QUALITY:
GOOD for all reporting stations
WEATHER STORY
Showers brought on by the Narrow Cold Frontal Rainband that arrived Wednesday night will fizzle out by Thursday afternoon. Mostly sunny conditions arrive just in time for the weekend and stick around through Saturday. Expect more clouds late weekend on the front end of the next system. Wet & wild weather returns next week.
Thursday: Slowly decreasing clouds with an isolated lingering shower or two. Cool and breezy with highs in the 50s. Clear skies by late afternoon.
Overnight: Brisk; inland lows in the 30s, lower 40s closer to the coast. Winds become more gentle. Primarily clear skies.
Friday: Chilly in the morning, then mostly sunny but still cool. Breezy northerly winds over the hills at times.
Extended: Dry conditions continue into the weekend with slightly warmer afternoons, but Saturday morning is looking downright frosty, even approaching the coast. Clouds will increase on Sunday then rain will return on Monday and Tuesday which could be heavy at times. We’ll likely see some strong winds during this period as well. Those with travel plans early next week will need to watch the weather very closely. We’ll take care of ya’, so watch with us! ;)
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 23rd – 29th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña
-Area drought status: “Extreme Drought” for the entire viewing area with the far southeastern corner of Monterey County and far eastern San Benito County considered “Exceptional Drought”
