DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 1-5)
High pressure builds into the region today through Wednesday then offshore on Thursday. Each day will feature fair weather but with slightly different personalities due to slight detail differences. Cyclonic flow aloft allows some diurnal clouds to develop today, while Wednesday is sunnier. While both of these days are cooler than normal with low humidity, Thursday will be slightly warmer with slightly higher but hard-to-detect humidity. Friday’s our next unsettled day as a trough and frontal system approach from the west with a more humid southerly air flow. Not quite sure yet if thunderstorms become the main player or just a secondary aspect of an unsettled day, and will fine-tune this as we get closer to it. Saturday may start unsettled but look for improvement as the trough pushes to the east and its associated frontal system pulls offshore.
TODAY: Sunny start, then a sun/cloud mix. Highs 75-82. Dew point below 55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 56-63. Dew point below 55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Highs 77-84. Dew point below 60. Wind W up to 10 MPH but local coastal sea breezes possible.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Ground fog patches possible in lower elevations. Lows 57-64. Dew point below 60. Wind calm.
THURSDAY: Sunny in the morning. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 78-85. Dew point around 60. Wind S up to 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 61-68. Dew point 60+. Wind S 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of thunderstorms. Highs 75-82. Dew point 65+. Wind S 10-20 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Lows 63-70. Dew point 60+. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers early, then partly sunny. Highs 76-83. Dew point 60+. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to W.
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 6-10)
After fair weather to round out the first weekend of August, early next week shows a turn back to unsettled and more humid conditions, but temporarily, with fair and drier weather toward the end of the forecast period. Temperatures near to below normal – no major heat indicated.
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 11-15)
Look for a weak zonal flow with a slight tendency for trough over ridge, keeping significant heat out and limiting but not eliminating shower chances, but mostly rain-free weather during this time.