Battle for the Coast.

It may not seem like it, but there is a pretty good battle going on between a dominate high pressure to centered to our north driving in warm and dry air.  Feels nice, eh.  Gonna be in the 80's again today.  It feels a bit chillier than yesterday me, though it is expected to be warmer.  Regardless, it is pretty nice out there.  Down just a bit south of us a thermal trough is pushing north and building strength.  Instead of warm and dry, it is cool and damp.  Like marine layer damp.  On the satellite you can see the coast is socked in south of Pt. Sur, and you can see it sitting in the the middle of Monterey Bay when you look from West Cliff.  It is pretty much right there.  Right now, it looks like a little give and take over the next few days.

Heavenly is now closed for the season.  Nevada side.

Expect a little fog on the immediate coast Tuesday morning.  But our high pressure is not done yet, so we should see a quick burn off and decent warm up.  Just about 80F downtown.  Model runs suggest that Wednesday we could be spared the fog and warm back up to the low 80s.  But the trough wins out by Thursday morning with a decent dose of fog an a high struggling to reach 70.  By Friday and the weekend high pressure should bounce back, but with highs only in the mid to high 70s and a decent amount of afternoon breeze.  Kind of typical spring like weather.  All in all it could be a fun week for surfing with the winds mostly calm in the mornings and light in the afternoons.  Maybe I won't get out on that bike ot check the trails for ya'll this week.

Ski resorts in Tahoe pretty much closed down this Sunday.  Alpine is thinking of opening one more weekend.  Mammoth is going until Memorial Day.  Snow will pretty much be gone before then.  And if you are thinking of touring around KW this spring, they just announce that they are banning it.  So you might want to go else where.  Anyway, if you you still want to make turns this season, the window is closing.

I'll keep an eye on this week's trend and report back for ya.  If you are like me, you don't want to miss the better beach days.  My son and I hit up 4 Mile this morning and the beach combing was pretty awesome.

2PM EDIT:  That fog has now rolled into town in Santa Cruz.  It filled in across the bay, and is now up to about Mission Street on the West Side.  Looks a little less foggy on the East Side.  Would not be surprised if Pleasure Point is still sunny.  But it should fill in the nooks and crannies this evening.  And I knew it felt a bit chillier than yesterday.  Bet it was just that cool air pouring up the coast.  Interesting weather.  Anyway, doubt this stuff will spill over the hill, so you folks should be toasty through the week regardless.