Even Warmer Days Ahead
WEATHER STORY
If you’ve come here looking for rain, you’ve come to the wrong place my friend. High pressure is absolutely dominating the West Coast and will continue to do so until it decides it doesn’t want to anymore. And that could be a while! In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine and warm weather.
Air Quality: GOOD to MODERATE
Overnight: Mostly clear with a few low clouds possibly flirting with the coast. Slightly cool with coastal lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s and upper 20s to around 40ºF inland.
Monday: Sunny and warm. If you’re looking for rain, see the note above. Light offshore breezes in the morning with a light sea breeze in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
Tuesday: Cool in the morning, then sunny and warm. Why are you still here looking for rain? Highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
Extended: Cool nights become more seasonable through the end of the week and highs get very very warm for this time of year. Record heat possible Wednesday-Friday. Lots of sunshine—maybe a few low clouds on the coast this coming weekend.
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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 14th – 20th 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”
