Normalizing.

Not that it really feels all that different than normal.  The marine layer merged with the clouds the last few days.  Today was a bit more normal.  Fog cleared out earlier than the overcast of a few days ago.  This is good.  Could be a lot more grey this time of year.  Still not in a completely normal spring pattern as a large scale, albeit weak, storm system moves through the Gulf of Alaska.  High pressure dominates down here.  NW winds build to our south and then gradually move north through the weekend.  Could be some afternoon gusts today.  Marine layer starting to build a it tough.  It will really all depend how close the storm gets to us.  But it looks like the weather should be fair with maybe some slight improvement through the week.

So, let's say it will look like this.  Fog returns after dark tonight.  Even a little higher and a little thinner than today's.  Burns off in town by around 9AM or so.  High in the mid to upper 60s along the ocean, with low 70s pretty much just a few blocks off the bluff.  Warmer in spots, especially if you can find a little wind protection.  With some luck, that would just mean being any where in town.  Felt pretty toasty today walking around downtown, the wharf and west side in general.  Sunday should be more of the same, but maybe that marine layer will fade away for the weekend with that storm drawing in the moisture.  It is actually looking pretty nice through the beginning of next week.  Only downside is that wind field moving through our  part of the coast around Tuesday will keep things from warming up too much in the afternoons.  Typical summer time high pressure for mid next week, with a chance of marine layer developing as the gradient sets up near Mendocino.

Just want to note, what is not so typical is that the north Pacific continues to remain some what active for the month of May.  Could see some influence on our weather, and if we are lucky a little swell.  Not much out there right now, but a small mid period pulse from the WNW should show around Monday, as well as a small longer period SW.  Not much, but a whole lot more than we have right now.  Not to worry, Wilder is biking real night right now.  I headed up the left fork of Englesmen Loop yesterday around 6:30 and the light was just about perfect with pretty much the entire climb in the shade.  Kept to the single track through the pine canyon and then along lower Eucalyptus Loop, and down through some meadow single track.  Beautiful out there this time of year, especially in the canyon.