Wind Tapers Off

WEATHER STORY

High pressure will remain control of the West Coast for the next week or so. Offshore winds were strong as the ridge built in, but they will taper off now that it has established itself. The air mass will slowly warm and remain dry in the coming days. Still, a few low clouds can’t be ruled out right along the coast. Most days will see light offshore winds in the morning and light onshore winds during the afternoon and evening. Highs will range from 5-10ºF above normal by Sunday and likely stay that way through Wednesday. Rain is unlikely in the next 10 days.

Air Quality: GOOD

Overnight: Clear skies with winds tapering off quickly for the valleys but slowly in the mountains. Chilly, with lows in the low 30s to low 40s on the coast and 20s-30s inland.
 
Thursday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Breezy at times in the hills. Mild, with highs in the low to mid 60s for most areas, 50s up in the hills. High clouds thicken a bit late in the day.
 
Extended: Expecting cold night and warm days through the weekend with occasional high clouds passing through and a few isolated low clouds on the coast at times. Next week’s temperatures are looking quite warm, actually!

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 44ºF
HIGH: 62ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 39ºF
HIGH: 63ºF

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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 10^th – 16^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña

-Area drought status: “Severe Drought” for most of the viewing area southern Monterey County now reduced to “Moderate Drought”