Temperatures Peak for the Week, Today

High pressure will dominate our weather for the coming week. As it expands and contracts and wobbles around, we’ll see impacts on our temperatures and marine layer depth. Into the work week, the ridge expands and wobbles toward us which will bring warmer air and compress our marine layer. Temperatures will peak on today with a Heat Advisory issued before the ridge eases back to the east past mid-week. Our temps should return to more seasonal daytime highs for rest of the week.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

**Heat Advisory**

* WHAT...Temperatures ranging from the mid-90s in the Santa Clara
Valley to 110 in the interior Central Coast.

* WHERE...Santa Clara Valley, including San Jose, Eastern Santa
Clara Hills, Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo Seco, and Lake
San Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National
Forest and Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey
County including Pinnacles National Park.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Moderate HeatRisk across inland areas. This level of
heat affects individuals sensitive to heat, especially those
without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Tuesday: Peak heat day with Heat Advisory. Morning low clouds and fog becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon with a few low clouds on the south side of the bay. Warmer, with coastal highs in the mid 60s to low 80s—warmest on the north side of the bay—and mid 80s to around 111ºF inland. Windy up-valleys late in the day.

Wednesday: Morning clouds with fog/drizzle giving way to sunny skies with temps slightly cooler. Coastal highs mid to upper 60s and inland 70's to mid 90's mainly with a few warmer spots far inland.

Extended: Temperatures will cool back down again Thursday with increased low clouds. Temps should be more seasonal and may warm up a bit through the weekend with am clouds and afternoon sunshine.

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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 69ºF

--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 85ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 12^th – 18^th calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE normal* precipitation.
*Note: little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year

- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Niña Watch
- ENSO Forecast: Transition to La Niña by late summer.
- Area drought status: Currently drought-free
- Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of August 4^th: 58.8ºF
(Historic August AVG: 59.6ºF) -- *average of six buoys