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Today's Forecast

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...Offshore Flow Next Few Days, Warmer Weather with Lots of Sunshine on the Way...

Waking up to patchy fog and temps in the low to mid 40's so give yourself a little extra time as you head out the door.  We will clear things out late morning revealing sunny skies and warmer temperatures.  Highs near the coast will top out in the upper 60's to low 70's with inland areas in the low to mid 70's.  You can expect mostly clear skies tonight with lows  in the mid 40's with more sunshine and warming on Thursday.

A strong ridge continues over the Eastern Pacific with a strong high over Nevada. This combined with lower pressure near the coast will gradually clear the stratus overnight. Lots of sunshine on Wednesday except for occasional high clouds. Temperatures will again go up another 5 to 7 degrees over most of the Central Coast.

Another weather system will move into British Columbia on Wednesday night, but the ridge builds quickly behind it and high pressure will be reinforced over the Great Basin. So Temperatures will continue above normal through Friday with weak offshore winds. 

By the weekend a deep trough will develop over the Pacific Northwest and over the Great Basin, replacing the High pressure. This will turn the flow back onshore and bring some clouds and cooler temperatures to the Central Coast. The upper trough will begin to move east on Monday and Tuesday, but temperatures will continue on the cool side.

Dry weather is forecast to continue thorugh the end of the month. The outlook for the Feb 27th through Mar 6th: calls for Below Normal Temperatures and Near or Below Normal Precipitation. 

Updated by Weather Forecaster Cassandra Jones Wednesday @ 5:15am