Heating Up

Warming trend peaks today with temps well above average especially for inland areas. Temps could very well reach upper 70s inland! Our weather pattern is providing a stretch of very pleasant weather through mid week. Unsettled weather arrives by Friday as our weather pattern changes. Next weekend brings rain chances and much cooler temps. so we'll be below average with our high temps! On a good note, say hello to spring tomorrow, the official start to the new season!

AIR QUALITY: Good

Overnight: Patchy fog and increasing clouds with lows in the 40s.

Tuesday: More sunshine but temps slightly cooler although still above average. Highs in the low to mid 60s coastal to low 70s inland. NW winds.

Extended: This stretch of dry weather continues until midweek then temps will be on the decline, getting back to normal for this time of the year. Tuesday is the first day of spring and will be sunny and mild. Rain chances increase by end of the week into the weekend. Looks to be light beneficial rain at this point in time but chilly and damp!

*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: 63ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 41ºF
HIGH: 67ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for March 23^th – 29^th 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