A Calm but Blustery Thursday
Here’s a look at your forecast for Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and southern Santa Clara Counties!
We’re moving into a period of more tranquil weather, but a few showers will linger overnight into Thursday. In fact, the tail end of a weak cold front may bring a few additional showers Thursday evening. After that, we’ll be in drier, but cool northwesterly flow through the weekend. This will keep temperatures cool for this time of year and but also gusty onshore winds in the forecast. The air will slowly dry, cutting back on clouds and making for colder and colder mornings. The coldest mornings will be this weekend with frost possible for inland valleys. The next storm system approaches early next week and will likely bring wind & rain to the area in the Tuesday/Wednesday timeframe.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Thursday: Partly cloudy with an isolated shower possible, mainly over the hills. Clouds will increase a bit late with a few showers moving through after dark. Highs in the 50s. Gusty northwest winds at times.
Overnight: Clouds will begin to decrease leading to mostly clear skies overnight. Lows will be cooler, with mainly 40s at the coast, 30s inland with patchy frost possible in the valleys. Winds will be gusty at times.
Friday: Partly cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny. Just a touch warmer with highs in the 50s to around 60ºF. Gusty northwest winds at times. ADVERTISING
Extended: Expect cold mornings and cool afternoons this weekend with northwest winds continuing. We’ll warm up a big Monday as winds switch to the south ahead of the next storm system—likely to impact our area Tuesday/Wednesday. There is some potential for it to be a stronger storm, so stay tuned to the forecast.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 64ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 42ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 30th – April 5th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
- Forecast: Neutral through the summer with eventual development of El Niño
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free.
