Toasty. Then cooler. Then toasty. Might see a sprinkle.

Nom, nom.  More to come soon at PowderHappy.  Vailwood delivers.

Yesterday was pretty fine, but today is looking finer.  Mid to high 60s here in Santa Cruz.  That April sun is going to feel awesome on your skin.  Just keeping in mind, she is getting higher in the sky and you will want to apply some SPF.  I was up in the mountains on Sunday, and even with a decent block on, I could feel the sun crust develop on my skin.  Same could be said for the snow.  What was blower during the storm Saturday evening, was still pretty much blower in the early morning.  Maybe a touch heavier, but a bit deeper as well.  Needless to say, the riding was pretty good on Sunday, until the high warm sun starting set off wet slides on south facing slopes.  Just as a reminder, this is a dangerous time of year to be playing in the hills just after a big dump.  If you have the tools and skills, it cab be a wonderful time, but make good decisions and survive.  A fair number of folks got into trouble this past weekend and SAR has been busy doing their job.

But, about the weather.  Good stuff on tap.  Tonight and tomorrow see the passage of a weak system.  At least weak down here.  The PNW continues to get pounded.  Low air temps and a few more clouds seem likely.  Highs will drop down into the high 50s and and just about there through Friday.  We could see a few inches in the mountains, and a slight chance of light showers down here on the coast.  This evening and tomorrow see the greatest chance of precipitation around here.  More likely as you move north and east out of Monterey Bay.  We will likely be stay dry here.  Pay attention if you have any seedlings going.  If they look good today, this could be a great week for them.  If we don't get more rain tonight, just remember to monitor your soil and keep it moist.  Because, by Saturday things begin to warm back up.  Mid 60s to start the weekend, and by Monday we could seeing ow 70s, thanks to an off shore through that will be slow to move east.  Expect to be seeing that thing move over us in another 8 days or so.  I'll let you know how that develops as it develops.

For now, get ready for spring.  This is the week.  After a wet and cool March, we are about to get a week of the goods.  Hell, if we had not had such a stormy March, we would probably not even notice this week after the winter of wonderful we had.  But thank you storms!  No we have snow and water and we re about to bake some corn.  And the beach weather will be fine for those of you who prefer a bathing suit to a hard shell.