Rain Today, Sun Tomorrow, Fog by Midweek.

Really, that is all there is to say.  Today should continue nice, until the clouds start to move in.  There continues to be a slight chance of rain in the Bay Area.  About 20% chance for Santa Cruz, and a bit more for the city.  Marin is looking at about 50/50.  I hope you have taken care of anything that needs to be done before the rain.  No big worries if you have not, as this will likely produce only light showers for most areas south of Mendocino, but I would not be overly shocked if some hilly areas pick up half an inch.  

California Mudstone Cliffs, Waddell Creek, Santa Cruz.

After tonight, things turn pretty nice all across the region for Monday and Tuesday.  We can expect to see 80s on the coast by Tuesday.  Bring you shades and sunscreen, because it going to be a beach day.  By the middle of the week, a light, low marine layer should push into most coastal location, but zones along the Bay should be spared the fog.  For everyone not on the immediate coast, you can expect a warm up continuing through the week, with high 80s in many locations and some spots breaking 90.  Here in SC we will be back down to the 70s with fog in the mornings and sun in the afternoon.

Sailing near Steamers Lane, Santa Cruz.

Long term we are looking at another through moving into the PNW next weekend, with a front trailing as far south as Point Conception.  We will need to monitor, as there could be another chance of rain brewing.  The North Pacific remains active, but nothing like tis past week.  We will continue to see storms producing small surf for our region, and rain for British Columbia.  Around the 7th of October, we see models suggest a more significant trough setting up along the PNW coast, possibly pushing some cooler air inland, and again a chance for precipitation.  Still way to far out to say for sure, but the chances for rain are there.  Drive carefully, as the roads will be wet for the first time in months and the oil slicks will return for a bit.

EDIT:  Rain moved through Santa Cruz around 1PM today.  Nothing too significant, but enough to wet the roads, water the plants and get some water moving in the streets.  You may want to check out your rain gutters in the next week and clean all of the summer muck out of them.