Warm, Sunny Spring Day
High pressure dominates our weather on Tuesday, sending high temperatures well above normal. The warming trend then comes to a crashing halt on Wednesday as a dry cold front ushers in a much cooler air mass with a round of gusty northwesterly winds. We won’t be dry for long, however… see the extended forecast below.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a few flat cumulus clouds over the hills and some low cloudcover possible on the coast late. Warmer, with coastal highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and mid to upper 70s for most inland areas. Breezy around the rivermouths and in the valleys in the afternoon.
Overnight: Increasing low clouds after sunset. Clouds will fill nearby valleys come morning. Few areas of patchy fog possible. Lows will be a touch warmer with 40s to low 50s at the coast, mainly 40s inland.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy and cooler. A dry cold front will usher in gusty northwesterly winds for the afternoon hours. Highs in the upper 50s to 60s.
Extended: A low pressure center moving down the coast will tap enough moisture to bring showers to the region Thursday/Friday. There will be some instability, so there will also be a slight chance of thunderstorms. Additionally, it will be cold enough for snow in the mountains. Snow levels are hard to pin at this moment, but it’s possible they’ll be as low as 3,000ft. Trailing systems could bring additional showers to the region into the weekend.
*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: 46ºF
HIGH: 64ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 41ºF
HIGH: 69ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for April 9th – 15th 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
