Cloudier, Cooler, But Still Nice Tuesday
Weak high pressure remains in control into Tuesday. The overall air mass will cool slightly and clouds will increase, so Tuesday will be a cooler day overall. The next round of rain arrives late Wednesday in the form of a decaying frontal system. It should still have just enough juice to make some light to moderate rain for our area into Thursday morning. Winds may be slightly gusty ahead of it on Wednesday too. Then all focus shifts to a pair of weekend systems. The first, a frontal system with a decent moisture tap, will move through on Saturday with moderate to briefly heavy rain and the potential for occasionally gusty winds. The second system will pack more of a punch with the wind and arrives late afternoon Sunday with another round of moderate to heavy rain. Wind & flood threat will be highest towards the end of the weekend as impacts accumulate.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a mix of low and high clouds. Slightly cooler with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Breezy around the river mouths in the afternoon.
Overnight: Increasing clouds, partly to mostly cloudy conditions. Lows will be low to mid 40s at the coast, 30s and 40s inland. Southerly winds will remain light. Patchy fog possible.
Wednesday (Valentine’s Day): Mostly cloudy with rain possible by early evening. Southerly winds pick up as well. Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Extended: Rain lingers into Thursday, clearing late. Friday should be dry and mild, but rain & wind return Saturday with another, stronger round slated for Sunday. Showers will likely then last into early next week.
*Note: Any alerts from the National Weather Service in Monterey will be noted in italics above. Alerts may be edited for brevity or local clarification (in parenthesis)
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 44ºF
HIGH: 61ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 39ºF
HIGH: 63ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for February 20th – 26th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE 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
