Quiet and Pleasant

Pleasant weather for the rest of the week and through the weekend as our weather pattern stays quiet. Temps will stay at or below average this week with a slight bump today. A trough to our north will slide east, meaning high pressure will keep us under pleasant conditions. A weekend trough will bring a deeper marine layer and cooler temps again for some areas along with gusty winds.

AIR QUALITY: Good to Moderate

Wednesday: AM clouds/fog at coast possible then sunny skies with temps in mid 60s at coast and 70s to low 90s inland. WNW winds gusty in valleys.

Extended: Not much change with quiet and dry conditions rest of the week. Temps will stay close to seasonal. By the weekend, a system from the north will allow more of a marine layer and possibly cooler temps again as well, along with windy conditions.

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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 18^th – 22^th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and NEAR 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 12^th: 55.7ºF
(Historic August AVG: 59.6ºF) -- *average of six buoys