Good morning, Central Coast!
St. Patrick's day was nearly picture perfect across the region, at least weather-wise. Many communities reached into the mid 70s with lots of sunshine!
Today is going to be very similar, even a touch warmer for some. That being said, this morning is very foggy and will have limited visibility in a few communities.
The fog will clear out very quickly, but while it is in place the conditions can be tricky for drivers. Be cautious on the roads when it is foggy.
Temps today will warm up into the mid 70s for most of our communities. San Miguel is even expected to reach 80 degrees this afternoon!
Despite the wonderful conditions today there is another concern in the forecast. The low pressure that retrograded (backed up) into our region last week is still sticking around. The broad counter clockwise circulation around the low is drawing warm and water laden air from the tropical waters off of Baja California, up through northern Mexico and into SoCal. The vast majority of the concern with showers is in LA/Orange County/San Diego/Palm Springs. Some of the outer bands of rain are possibly going to reach into the mountains of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
There is the possibility of those passing showers this afternoon as well as Tuesday afternoon. If they form at all it will be quick moving and minimal precipitation up to a couple hundredths of an inch.
The sunshine we have seen will continue to intensify through the week with more upper 70s through Wednesday. From there to the end of the week some modest cooling will take over towards Friday. This is in advance of a cooler and much cloudier weekend as a trough of low pressure pushes across the West Coast. I don't expect us to see rain from that system but cooler weather will begin and the door will open for a more active pattern to move in as we close out the month.
Have a great day, Central Coast!
