Temperatures will drop over the weekend as the monsoon high pressure system moves away from our region. Low pressure over the west coast will cool the air masses above and deepen the marine layer, which will intensify the cooling trend. Drizzle may occur as the marine layer deepens from Friday into Saturday.
Air quality: Good to fair
Friday: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy along the coast, with highs in the 60s to low 70s F. Inland, mostly sunny, with highs in the 70s to around 102 F. Winds increasing in the valleys later during the day. Low clouds thickening and pushing inland late in the day.
Overnight: Cloudy along the coast, mostly cloudy in the inland valleys. Scattered drizzle around the bay. Fog in the foothills. Lows in the 50s F along the coast and inland valleys, with some 40s F in the sunny highland valleys.
Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy along the coast, with highs in the 60s, inland mostly sunny, with highs in the 70s to 90s. Windy in the valleys as the day progresses.
EXTENDED: Cooler temperatures and coastal clouds this weekend, then high pressure slowly returns next week, bringing warmer temperatures again. Starting Tuesday, monsoon moisture will move back in, potentially bringing at least some mid to upper level clouds.
*Note: Warnings from the National Weather Service in Monterey are listed above in italics. Warnings may be edited for brevity or local clarification (in parentheses).
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Average temperatures this week:
–Coastal cities–
Minimum Temperature: 55ºF
Maximum temperature: 68ºF
–Inland city–
Minimum Temperature: 53ºF
Maximum Temperature: 85ºF
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– The Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for August 2-8 calls for above-normal temperatures and precipitation.
*Note: This time of year there is usually little to no precipitation.
– ENSO (El Niño/La Niña) Status: La Niña Watch
– ENSO forecast: Shifting to La Niña by late summer.
– Local drought status: No drought currently
– Monterey Bay Sea Surface Temperature* as of July 26: 59.1ºF
(June average: 58.4ºF) — *Average of 3 buoys
