Stable Late Spring Day

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) - Our stable summer pattern will continue into the weekend, though slightly warmer & sunnier conditions can be expected Thursday. Then a slight cooling trend will begin Friday. This will not be a significant cool down, but a trough of low pressure to our north will drop temps inland day by day through the weekend. While coastal temps will remain fairly consistent. However, northwestly winds will pick up and high clouds will join the mix Saturday and Sunday.
   
Air Quality: Good to Moderate   
 
Thursday: Low clouds will linger at the coast early and may completely clear for a brief period. Expect highs in the low 60s to mid-70s on the coast—warmest on the north side of the bay—and upper 60s to upper 90s inland. Breezy onshore flow becoming windy up valleys late in the day.  

Overnight: Partly cloudy near the coast. Inland mostly clear with a few thin high clouds. Low clouds will thicken and slowly move into nearby valleys, closer to sunrise. Cloudcover not expected to be widespread. Lows in the low 50s near the coast, mid 40s to low 50s inland. Areas of patchy fog possible by morning.  
 
Friday: Another day of perhaps more limited low cloudcover. After a partly cloudy start, expect mostly sunny conditions into the afternoon. Highs in the low 60s to mid-70s on the coast—warmest on the north side of the bay—and upper 60s to upper 90s inland. Gusty northwesterly onshore flow and windy up valleys late in the day.  
 
Extended: Sunday, the trough will have more of an impact Sunday into Monday. Temperatures will begin to cool (inland especially). Though the cooldown will be short-lived. High pressure rebuilds mid-week next week with hotter inland temps and perhaps eventually a more stable and cloudy marine layer.  
   
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This week's normal temperatures:    
--COASTAL CITIES--          
LOW: 51ºF              
HIGH: 67ºF 
       
--INLAND CITIES--               
LOW: 48ºF               
HIGH: 78ºF              
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The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 19^th – 25^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation, though little to no precipitation usually falls this time of year.      
 
- ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: Neutral         
- ENSO Forecast: Neutral conditions persist through summer & possibly into next winter.        
 
-Area drought status: Abnormally dry for portions of southern San Benito and southeastern Monterey Counties. Drought-free for the remainder of the KION coverage area.         
 
-Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature as of June 12^th : 57.8ºF (avg. of 7 buoys) [Historic June Avg. SST: 56.7ºF]