Mid Week Warm Up
AIR QUALITY:
Good for all reporting stations.
WEATHER STORY
The weather becomes more tranquil in the wake of the early season storm. High pressure builds in with sunnier, warmer weather for the rest of the week. We’ll cloud back up a bit into Halloween weekend as a pair of disturbances approach from the northwest. The first will arrive late Friday into Saturday with clouds and cooler temperatures with the second following on Monday. Both look dry at the moment, but that could change as we get closer.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 60s-70s. Northerly winds pick up over the hills in the afternoon and will continue into the overnight.
Overnight: By sundown, clouds will have backed off of the coast giving us a clear, brisk night. Light breezes in the hills, but winds should stay quiet elsewhere.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer yet with widespread 70s. Some inland valleys may touch 80ºF. Breezy northerly winds over the hills.
Extended: We’ll cool a bit on Friday and eventually low clouds will return and thicken. This is ahead of a weather system that will slide through into Saturday. It will bring some light rain to the state, but local chances remain low for the time being. We’ll get a decent day on Sunday (Halloween) before another weak system passes by Monday.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 49ºF
HIGH: 70ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 45ºF
HIGH: 77ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for November 3rd – 9th calls for the likelihood of ABOVE normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.
-El Niño/La Niña STATUS: La Niña Advisory
-Forecast into Winter: Weak La Niña
-Area drought status: “Extreme Drought” for the entire viewing area with the far southeastern corner of Monterey County and far eastern San Benito County considered “Exceptional Drought”
