Heat and humidity ahead, Sunday July 12th forecast

Inland heat continues with advisories in place for many areas. Of course, much cooler conditions with patchy fog is keeping our coastline mild and very popular for those trying to beat the heat. We are also seeing an influx of southerly moisture via the Summer Monsoon. There are chances for isolated showers and even thunder, but most of the moisture should stay to our east. Patchy fog will linger along the coast, but should become thinner with the upper and mid level moisture streaming northward. Look for highs on Sunday to be in the 70's for our beaches with inland areas warming back in to the upper 80's and 90's. We could even see a low 100 and again, added humidity will make for a heat index effect which means all areas will feel even warmer.

Looking ahead, more heat is expected as we head in to mid July as well as lingering Monsoon chances. The marine layer will likely become very weak through a good chunk of next week. Heat Watches in place now for just about all areas will likely turn in to Advisories by early next week and last through at least Thursday. This mean temperatures will run well above normal for all areas depending on wether or not the marine layer completely disappears along the coast. We could also see some late afternoon and early evening Sundowners that will need to be monitored closely. The heat should start to decrease as we head toward next weekend, but our weather might get very interesting tropical wise. Our long range computer models see a very good chance for a tropical storm or hurricane cruising up from the south. It is very rare to have a system get close to California, but not unheard of. Our cool ocean temps will weaken whatever does get close, but high surf and shower chances will be possible if it does get close enough. We will keep a very close eye on our tropical chances and update our forecast frequently.

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