Mild temperatures expected today with some spots near our foothills trending well above average, but the warm weather is about to be replaced with much colder air.
Today, patchy fog near the coast could lower visibility through mid morning. High clouds will continue streaming from the southwest keeping our skies partly cloudy. As a ridge of high pressure over Baja pulls in clouds from tropical storm Kristy. The ridge of high pressure will start shifting east, taking the warm conditions we've enjoyed this week.
Beaches will be average in the low 70s, while the inland valleys reach into the 80s once again. The surf will range from 3 to 5 feet with a high risk of rip currents, the water temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Low tide will be 1:48pm, perfect for a nice long walk at the beach after lunch time. Marine layer clouds and patchy dense fog will return each night and early morning.
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A storm system coming from the Gulf of Alaska will bring a big cool down for this week, gusty westerly winds for the mountains and deserts, and a slight chance for light rain Monday night into Tuesday. A Wind Advisory will be in effect Monday morning through Tuesday morning. Westerly winds will range from 25 to 35mph, with gusts of 45 to 50mph for our desert communities.
Temperatures will drop significantly, trending colder than normal all week. The coldest day will be on Tuesday. Although, the storm will not be a huge rain maker we do expect rain accumulations to be under a quarter of an inch.
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The storm moves out by Tuesday afternoon. The rest of the week looks dry and cool. It'll make for a great day to dress up on Halloween, the evening will be cool crips for trick or treater around the county.
Despite our dry weather, the pattern will stay active to our north with clouds at night and morning along the coast and valleys, and another chance for light rain for next weekend and possibly early next week.
SATURDAY
- Coast: partly sunny - mid to low 70s
- Valleys: partly sunny - mid to low 80s
- Mountains: partly sunny - mid to low 70s
- Desert: partly sunny - mid-90s
