A Little Taste of Spring
A dry air mass from the north has cleared most of the Central Coast of clouds, giving way to mostly sunny conditions this Tuesday. With plenty of sunshine highs will reach seasonable this afternoon. High pressure will nudge in a bit through mid-week and the dry air will continue to filter in. This will likely lead to a COLDER morning Wednesday and a WARMER afternoon. Then, clouds will increase a broad storm system begins to impact the West Coast to our north. This system will slowly move down the coast with the initial cold front arriving late Thursday and several other disturbances rotating around it moving through into the weekend—each progressively colder. Windy, rainy conditions can be expected at least through Sunday morning. Snow levels will drop locally with our mountains getting a fresh coat of white paint. Snow will be more of an issue in the Sierra Nevada, so keep that in mind for travel plans.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with blustery north-northwesterly winds at times. Seasonable with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Overnight: Mostly clear. Dry air and clear skies will cater to chilly lows, mid to upper 30s inland, low to mid 40s at the coast. Some areas of frost possible for higher valleys.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, though, with widespread 60s. Clouds increase late, especially on the coast.
Extended: Clouds increase into Thursday with rain likely late in the day. Southerly winds strengthen. Rainy, windy conditions are likely for Friday and Saturday with temperatures dropping into the 50s. Some clearing expected by later in the day Sunday, but some cold mornings will follow. We’ll have to watch for frost in areas.
*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: 45ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 5th - 11th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: El Niño Advisory, La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition from El Niño to neutral by Spring and then to La Niña by summer.
-Area drought status: Currently drought-free
