Rain Returns Wednesday with a Chance of T-Storms
The next weather system has arrived. Rain swirling around the low pressure center pushing in from the south across the Central Coast Wednesday afternoon. The proximity influence of the weather system will help destabilize the atmosphere where showers and thunderstorms are likely to form. Precipitation will come to an end Wednesday evening. Though there is a slight chance another round of showers will pop up over the southern inland mountains on Thursday afternoon as some moisture lingers in the area. It will be working against dryer, northwesterly winds which could get quite gusty Thursday afternoon, especially on the exposed coast and into the valleys. Additional rain chances will be possible through the weekend. See the extended forecast below for details.
AIR QUALITY: Good
**FLOOD ADVISORY**
…for central San Benito County until 6:30PM this evening.
*Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
*Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
- At 325 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include... mainly rural areas of Central San Benito County including Paicines, Llanada, Panoche, and San Benito
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
**FLOOD ADVISORY**
…for portions of Monterey and San Benito Counties including Salinas, Marina, Prunedale, Boronda and Elkhorn. Extended through 3:15pm
*Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
*At 1216 PM PST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
**FLOOD ADVISORY**
… in effect until 5:15pm for portions of Santa Cruz and Santa Clara. Locations include, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Los Gatos, Corralitos, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Live Oak, Uvas
Canyon Park, Brown Valley Road, Eureka Canyon Road, Interlaken, Amesti, Freedom, Mt. Hamilton, Aptos, Rio Del Mar and Soquel.
*Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
*Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
At 216 PM PST, the public reported heavy rain in the advisory area due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with light to moderate showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. Seasonably cool with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Breezy westerly winds, especially late in the day.
Overnight: Showers will start to taper off this evening with lingering showers possible into midnight. The rest of the morning will be dry, but damp. Mostly cloudy skies with temperatures mainly in the 40s. Breezy northwest winds. Some areas of patchy fog possible.
Thursday: Drying out with blustery northwest winds. Mostly sunny on the coast and partly cloudy inland with isolated showers over the southern inland mountains. Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Extended: Expect mostly sunny skies on Friday with warmer temperatures and lighter winds. Clouds will increase into the weekend as a weak system passes by to our north. Saturday is trending dry, but we’re still watching it. Sunday was looking mostly dry and seasonable, however, latest models show some light showers moving into the area by the afternoon. Rain chances continue into Monday with a few lingering into Tuesday—though nothing strong is on the way. Temperatures are expected to warm and dry conditions mid-week 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: 45ºF
HIGH: 62ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 40ºF
HIGH: 65ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 13th - 19th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and BELOW 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
