Cooling trend – KION546

Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy along the coast with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and mostly sunny inland with highs ranging from the upper 70s to around 102ºF. Windy in the valleys late in the day. Low clouds will thicken and push inland late.

Overnight stay: Cloudy on the coast and mostly cloudy in the inland valleys. Locally drizzle around the bay. Mist in the hills. Lows in the 50s for the coast and inland valleys with a few degrees in the clear, higher valleys.

Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy on the coast with highs around 60 degrees and mostly sunny inland with highs ranging from 70 to 90 degrees. Windy in the valleys at the end of the day.

Extended: Temperatures will remain cooler with coastal clouds this weekend. High pressure will then slowly build back up next week, bringing temperatures back up. We will likely see another sip of monsoon moisture, bringing at least some mid to high altitude clouds from Tuesday.

*Note: All warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Monterey are shown in italics above. Warnings may be edited for brevity or local clarity (in parentheses).

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This week’s normal temperatures:
–COASTAL CITIES–
LOW: 55ºF
HIGH: 68ºF

–DOMESTIC CITIES–
LOW: 53ºF
HIGH: 85ºF
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-The Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for August 2^nd – 8^e Expect temperatures to be ABOVE normal and precipitation to be ABOVE normal*.
*Please note: there is usually little to no precipitation at this time of year

– ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) STATUS: La Nina watch
– ENSO forecast: At the end of summer there is a transition to La Niña.
– Drought status of the area: Currently drought free
– Monterey Bay* Sea Surface Temperature as of July 26^e: 59.1°F
(Historical June average: 58.4ºF) — *average of three buoys