Spring-Like Weather for One More Day
Enjoy the nice weather on Wednesday! It will be the last nice day for a while…
High pressure will keep a mild, dry air mass in place Wednesday, leading to a warm afternoon. Clouds will increase late as a deep, cold storm system strengthens in the Gulf of Alaska. Its initial cold front will move down the coast, arriving in our area on Thursday. Some showers and gusty southwesterly winds will precede the front Thursday evening. The front will move through with light to moderate rain and gusty winds. It will open the door for days of inclement weather. As the storm moves south along the coast, it will continue to lob smaller disturbances at us—all the while, the air will get colder and colder and colder...
AIR QUALITY: Good
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds passing through. Some low clouds possible on the coast late. Warmer with highs in the low to mid 60s on the coast and mid to upper 60s for inland valleys. A stronger sea breeze will cool coastal areas in the afternoon.
Overnight: Increasing clouds becoming mostly cloudy. Warmer lows with mid 40s to low 50s at the coast, upper 30s to mid 40s inland. Southerly winds will remain light.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers early in the day. Southwesterly winds slowly increase. A cold front will bring moderate rain to the region starting in the north in the late afternoon and then moving south through the evening. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Friday: Rounds of showers, perhaps heavier and windier late in the day. Highs in the 50s.
**HIGH SURF ADVISORY**
…in effect from 10AM Friday until 4PM Saturday for the immediate coast of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties.
*Large breaking waves of 15 to 20 feet along exposed, west-facing beaches.
*Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Large waves can sweep across the beach without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Extended: By Saturday, continued showers with mountain snow showers are expected. Snow levels may dip below 3,000ft but will not reach sea level. Shower activity may linger into Sunday morning and the cold air mass will settle in with very chilly mornings Sunday and especially Monday as the air dries out bit. Frost could be a big concern inland. Then, a potentially wetter storm system is set to arrive on Tuesday.
*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 6th - 12th 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
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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 6th - 12th 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
