Cool Start to December
Northwest flow will continue to dominate our weather into Friday, though the winds will ease a bit. The moist flow may push a few more showers our way as well, especially for coastal areas. High pressure will begin to build in this weekend with highs heading back above normal by Sunday and staying that way for the majority of next week. One weak system will clip our area late Wednesday into Thursday, so we may see a chance for some light rain. Stay tuned.
AIR QUALITY: GOOD
Friday: Partly cloudy on the coast and mostly sunny inland with gusty northwest winds slowly easing later in the day. Cool, with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s for most areas.
Overnight: Partly cloudy skies, with slightly warmer lows. Temperatures mainly in the 40s, with interior valleys dropping into the 30s. A slight chance of an isolated shower by late morning. Patchy fog possible.
Saturday: Partly cloudy on the coast and mostly sunny inland. Still a slight chance of a shower, a better chance near the coast and Santa Cruz Mountains. Slightly warmer with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Extended: We will slowly warm through Tuesday/Wednesday with highs topping out 5-10ºF above average. Then, clouds will increase on Wednesday with a system passing by. It may clip us with a few showers, but it doesn’t look all that substantial at the moment.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 43ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 38ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for December 8th – 14th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory
- ENSO Forecast: Strong to Very Strong El Niño expected this winter.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
