Getting Back to Our Normal Summer Pattern

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – Cooler temperatures are expected for coastal cities as we head into the work week. Various factors are leading to a more robust marine layer at the coast with clouds lingering even during the afternoons in some areas. Meanwhile, high pressure off to our southwest will continue to influence the overall air mass and temperatures away from the coast will head upward.  
  
Air Quality: Good  
 
Monday: Low clouds much more widespread in the morning, then lingering on the coast through the afternoon with breaks on the north side of the bay, and a pocket perhaps near Monterey/ Seaside. Cooler on the coast with highs in the upper 50s to around 70ºF--warmest on the north side of the bay—and upper 60s to around 90ºF inland. Light winds on the coast, but windy up valleys late in the day.   

Overnight: Low clouds will thicken heading into sunset along the coast and pushing into near coastal cities. Eventually filling nearby valleys before sunrise. Becoming partly to mostly cloudy. Remaining mostly clear inland. Areas of patchy fog can be expected. Lows will be slightly warmer, upper 40s to low 50s for most.  
 
Tuesday: Coastal clouds stick around again with cooler, below normal temperatures—mainly in the 60s. Inland areas clear out with mostly sunny, few high clouds passing through, and seasonable conditions ranging from the 70s to around 90ºF. Breezy on the coast then windy up valleys.  
 
Extended: More of the same on Wednesday with the strengthening ridge warming most areas from Thursday into the weekend.  Remaining dry.
 
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF
HIGH: 68ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF            
HIGH: 82ºF       

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The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for June 30^th – July 6^th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and ABOVE 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 23^rd : 53.9ºF (avg. of 7 buoys) [Historic June Avg. SST: 56.7ºF]