More of the Same with a Slightly Improving Forecast for the End of the Work Week.

Typical for this time of year, but on the good side of typical.  When folks talk about the June Gloom, they tend to be thinking about days, or weeks, on end with out a glimpse of the sun along the coast.  But I tend to think of that as mid summer weather, like in July or August.  What is going on right now seems typical to me.  A little of fog in the morning, but with a strong north west wind gradient, things clear out pretty quickly.  It was sunny at the east side beaches around 9:30 this morning.  Just in time for us to have a great day. Hell, it was sunny at our west side home at sunrise.  Can't beat that.  Mid day was already 75F in some locations.  That is about as warm as we can expect it to get.  More of the same on tap for tomorrow and Wednesday.

How many creatures can you name in this photo.  Diversity in a rock in coastal Santa Cruz.

It is looking like the winds will be blowing extra early by Thursday getting most of town into the sunshine at sunrise party.  That will allow things to warm up a bit more.  Those wind protected spots in town should break into the 80s, with Friday being the warmest.  out on the beaches, look for being on the plus side of 70F, again with the warmest day expected Friday.  The mostly sunny conditions continue through the weekend and into next week.  Of course, all that can change pretty quickly, with slight changes in our local high pressure.  Which might just happen.

Some extra tropical energy is expected to move north and east from Japan, organizing into a small storm near the dateline mid week.  Not really much to effect us from there.  But by next weekend, the remnants of that quick system could reorganize in the Gulf of Alaska and push south and east.  That could mean a late season rain, and possibly snow, storm for the PNW.  And that could change our weather for the better.  It is possible for us to get some warm, light wind, sunny weather for early next week.  But don't go counting on that just yet.  This scenario is not common for June.  And don't go expecting the resulting swell just yet either.  For now we just have some minimal south swells and very minimal north wind swells.