Changes ahead for our weather, Monday feb 9th forecast
A beautiful and warm mid Winter day once again for the entire region as a mild offshore flow lingers on. Patchy fog will likely try and make a return as the offshore winds wane through Monday, but we don't see anything significant fog wise. Look for overnight lows to dip in to the 40's and 50's with the exception for a few places where the winds will keep things warmer. For Monday, aside from some passing mid and upper level clouds, more sunshine is expected with highs mostly in the 60's and 70's. A High Surf Advisory will stay in play for portions of our coastline through about Wednesday.
Looking ahead, a storm system is expected to approach the region early next week with increasing clouds and noticeably cooler temperatures. Rain chances look promising for mid week with widely scattered showers expected. The area of low pressure is fairly strong, but there is not a lot of moisture for the system to tap in to. With that said, we will likely see most areas picking up anywhere from a tenth of an inch to maybe one half inch or more of rainfall. Breezy to gusty onshore winds will also return and we could see a few Wind Advisories posted if gusts get strong enough. Clouds will begin to clear out for the second half of the work week, but slight chances for showers will linger as some moisture drifts in off the ocean. Temperatures will hover near to slightly above normal through much of the upcoming week. More storms are potentially lining up in the Pacific which could produce more showers on Valentine's Day as well as through President's Day or Monday. There are still some uncertainty in the forecast models and we will work that out all next week in order to see what might be shaping up as a wet third week of February.
