Cool Down on the Way

Staying dry and pleasant for much of the week! Our weather pattern is providing a stretch of very pleasant weather with a very gradual cooling trend. 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 today, the official start to the new season!

AIR QUALITY: Good

Overnight: Mostly clear with lows in the 40s on the coast and some 30s inland. A little bit of light wind.

Wednesday: Am clouds and patchy fog then almost carbon copy with sunny and pleasant temps, afternoon highs in the low to mid 60s coastal into low 70s inland.

Extended: This stretch of dry weather continues through Thursday with a gradual cool down by Friday and the weekend. Rain chances increase Friday with light to moderate rain expected through Saturday and Sunday. Coastal areas will receive the higher amounts of rain less than 1 inch from Friday evening through Sunday evening. Much cooler air for the weekend with high temps around 60 degrees along the coast and inland!

*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