More Summer, but a Very Slight Chance of Light Rain for Labor Day.

If you are planning on having a BBQ, you might want to listen up.  Something to monitor is is the charts.  But first, can we please talk about how awesome Sunday was.  The marine layer failed to fill in to the coast, but rather lingered just a bit off shore, allowing sunshine and building warmth form the early morning hours to undisturbed by strong on shore winds.  The result was a simply fantastic day.  Kind of epic for late August, and really a taste of what we should be starting to see as the norm over the next month.  Anyway, the forecast.  Fog filled in last night.  Grey mornings for this coming week with lows down around 57F.  Actually, kind of warm.  Afternoons begin just around 70F today, but will be pushing into the mid and upper 70s as the week progresses.  This thanks to a weakening wind gradient on the off shore waters and less of a breeze to cool things off.  So, in other words a taste of fall.  And with a little luck we could see that marine player pull out a bit due to the weak low pressure building in the Gulf.

Shore pound at Wells Beach, Maine.  How I miss that sultry New England summer air.

Speaking of that low pressure, it might just send us something of interest to start off next week.  Broad and relatively weak low pressure fills in the Gulf early this week and slowly comes down the coast, pushing rain along the BC coast.  Vancouver could see rain all week totaling upwards of three inches.  Moderate rain extends down to Oregon.  This little system could wind up a smaller one and send it at the California coast near Humboldt.  A trailer from this second system could come through our forecast area late Sunday into Monday.  Slight chance for rain from Monterey north, with a greater likelihood from Marin north.  Check back here for updates.  For sure something to monitor as the NPAC continues to remain active.  Fall is near.