HOT INLAND

It's getting hotter inland! Staying cool at the coast with clouds and fog. Temperature changes will be more noticeable inland as high temps end up 10 degrees above normal. The coast is more complicated with the marine layer, drizzle and fog. Temperatures will peak on Sunday and will then cool into early next week. However, relatively seasonable conditions can be expected for most of next week.

AIR QUALITY:  Good

Sunday: Partly cloudy on the coast with patchy fog. Coastal highs in the 60-70s. Sunny and hot inland with highs ranging from the 80s to around 105ºF. Still gusty onshore winds at coast and inland valleys.

Monday: Still hot inland but the cooler air spills into the interior locations as a cool down begins for the work and school week.

Extended: Temperatures cool off inland by Tuesday and Wednesday. High temps will be more seasonal. It will be a few degrees cooler at the coast and noticeably cooler inland. Tuesday will be the coolest day inland. Clouds and fog each morning at the coast.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 68ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 86ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 11^th – 17^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. Note: Little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- Forecast: Moderate to strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free