Mild Days Before the Rain
High pressure will strengthen over the region briefly Wednesday before the next weather system begins its approach on Thursday. Winds will pick up and clouds will increase Thursday ahead of the system with rain arriving Friday morning. Rain is likely to remain light as the system will likely dissipate as it reaches our area. A second system looks stronger, however—and may be speeding up. Latest model runs are showing it arriving late Saturday and lasting into Sunday with mainly light to briefly moderate rain expected. Some changes to the forecast area likely as the event approaches, so stay tuned!
AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Slightly warmer with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Overnight: Increasing clouds, and slightly warmer lows. Along the coast mainly upper 30s to low 40s. Inland still chilly, with temps in the 30s while a few valley locations could once again dip into the upper 20s. Light southerly winds.
Thursday: Partly sunny with increasing southerly winds. Mild, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Extended: A cold front will bring rain to the region into Friday with mainly light rain. We’ll get a break early Saturday with mild temperatures, then another weather system brings rain to the region late Saturday into Sunday. Rain looks more widespread with ths system but does not appear to be heavy at this point.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 44ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 39ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 8th – 14th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
- Forecast: Weak La Niña continues through winter, becomes neutral by Spring
-Area drought status: Moderate Drought (D1) for San Benito County, southeastern Monterey County, and northern Santa Cruz County. Abnormally Dry (D0) for the remainder of those counties. Moderate Drought (D1) for the KION coverage area in Santa Clara County.
