Alerts
Cooler Thursday
A weak trough of low pressure will pass off to our north on Thursday. Its influence will cool us a bit, increase the winds, and add a few clouds into the forecast. High pressure will then build in for the weekend, sending high temperatures above normal and keeping skies mostly sunny.
Overnight: Clear and cool. Coastal lows in the 40s with mid 30s to mid 40s inland. A few low clouds near the coast by dawn.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with a few low clouds on the coast and a few passing high clouds. Cooler, with coastal highs in the 60s to low 70s—70s to low 80s inland. Breezy northwest winds in the afternoon.
Friday: Sunny and a bit warmer. Coastal highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s with mid 70s to low 80s inland. A bit breezy over the hills in the early morning hours, then breezy on the exposed coast in the afternoon.
Extended: Temperatures warm up into the weekend, then slowly cool next week—all under mostly sunny skies.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for October 10th - 16th calls for the likelihood of BELOW normal temperatures and near normal precipitation.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
(Winter) Forecast: Neutral
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 52ºF HIGH: 70ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 48ºF HIGH: 82ºF
Weather Authority Forecast Summary
Cooling into the weekend, warming out of it
A weak upper level trough will dominate our weather into the weekend, cooling temperatures slightly and allowing the marine layer to remain moderately deep. This will keep low clouds in the forecast into the weekend. Eventually, a ridge of high pressure will build in into next week, warming both coast and inland areas and cutting down on clouds.
Overnight: Low clouds thicken for coastal areas and adjacent inland valleys. Patchy fog and drizzle possible. Lows in the 50s on the coast and 50s to low 60s inland.
Saturday: Low clouds and patchy fog for coastal areas and the Salinas Valley in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Scattered low clouds will linger on the south/east sides of the bay and along the exposed coast during the afternoon but other areas will see full sunshine. Expect coastal highs in the low 60s to mid 70s with mid 70s to low 100s inland. Breezy for the Salinas Valley in the afternoon and early evening.
Extended: Starting Sunday, high pressure will build in for most of next week, heating up inland areas and even the coast will see mostly sunny, warm conditions. Some monsoonal moisture potentially enhanced by one of the tropical cyclones out in the East Pacific may result in some high clouds by mid-week. At least one computer model is generating some showers/t-storms on Thursday, so that will have to be watched.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for August 4th-10th calls for the likelihood of above normal temperatures and near normal precipitation, though little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast: Neutral into the winter months
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COAST--
LOW: 54ºF HIGH: 70ºF
--INLAND--
LOW: 51ºF HIGH: 86ºF
Weather Authority Forecast Summary
Typical June Gloom
High pressure remains in control, though temperatures will remain seasonable through mid-week. Slight warming expected by the end of the week as the ridge strengthens. Flow will remain onshore which will keep the daily cycle of low clouds and seasonable temperatures in the forecast for the coast.
Wednesday: Low clouds will be on the decrease by mid-morning, but it is likely some will linger on the south/east sides of Monterey Bay throughout the day with highs in the low to mid 60s. Elsewhere, expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s on the coast and mid 70s to upper 90s for inland areas. Windy in the Salinas Valley during the afternoon and early evening.
Tonight: Low clouds expand throughout coastal areas and adjacent valleys. Some fog in the hills and the inland valleys. Patchy drizzle near the coast. Expect coastal lows in the low to mid 50s with upper 40s to mid 50s for inland areas.
Thursday: Patchy low clouds on the south/east sides of Monterey Bay but mostly sunny elsewhere. Coastal highs in the 60s to mid 70s with upper 70s to around 100ºF inland. Breezy at times.
Extended: Seasonable weather will continue on the coast with the daily cycle of low clouds through the weekend. Inland temperatures will increase through Friday where highs will be about 5 degrees above normal, then cool through Monday with highs about 5 degrees below normal. Besides a few low clouds in the valleys in the morning, inland areas will remain sunny.
The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for July 5th-11th calls for the likelihood of above normal temperatures and near normal precipitation, though little to no precipitation typically falls this time of year.
El Niño/La Niña STATUS: Neutral
Forecast: Weak El Niño is possible in the coming months.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COAST--
LOW: 53ºF HIGH: 69ºF
--INLAND--
LOW: 50ºF HIGH: 84ºF
Weather Forecast
