So much for no rain down here in Santa Cruz. We picked up a drizzle in the early morning hours and about a 30 minute shower in the late morning. It was actually kind of nice. Just enough to feed our plants, lower the humidity and moisten up the ground. It cleared about noon for an hour of sun, but the clouds have returned early this afternoon. It remains chilly, with downtown San Francisco recording 51F at two in the afternoon. Not exactly what you would call warm.
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| Evening waves and rocks. |
The weekend is models are starting to come into shape, with slightly lower highs forecasted for the end of the week. But just slightly. Saturday still looks to be the winner. Friday will be about as warm, but with a bit more cloud cover, and a chance of rain for the city and north (of course, that is what I said for today, and it clearly rained down here). Sunday will be just a touch cooler and with just a few more clouds, but still plenty nice. Warmest zones look to be in the Santa Cruz Mountains, central valley and the Salinas Valley. Coastal zones will be pretty nice though, with low 70s expected in Santa Cruz.
A bit of a cool down is expected next week, as we continue to see storms impacting areas just to our north. For the north coast, Oregon and Washington, winter is still in full swing. Currently, it looks like our ridge will remain present, pushing the storm track into the PNW and Canada, keeping us high and dry. Still, we will feel a bit of the wind and cooler air as each system passes by. And a shift of a few hundred miles in the amplitude will allow for a more progressive pattern, and rain for us. Any rain at this point is pretty welcome, as soon enough we are expected to get on with a pretty decent summer. We will need to keep an eye on coastal regions and our impeding June gloom.
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