Slow return to the same ole Summer.

Now that was fun.  If you don't really watch the weather that closely, you may have not have noticed the oddity over the past few days.  This morning's rain could easily be mistaken for just some heavy fog.  Or the storm clouds streaming in over the bay on Saturday could go unnoticed.  Even that chill in the air could feel just left over from a chilly morning.  But that was a touch of fall folks.  We return to our normal programming later in the week.  As the threat for showers focuses more on the northern part of the state, we have a clear sky this afternoon.  The only thing keeping tomorrow from being regular is the light south west flow we have going right now.  But even that is not all that atypical.  Low pressure is swiftly moving ashore to our north, and for at least a few days, the summer time high is setting back up.

Surf casting on a grey morning at the Oginquit River mouth.  

Foggy mornings and clear afternoons are on tap.  Upper 60s on Wednesday, with light winds through the day.  Gonna climb up into the lower 70s to finish out the week, with northwest breezes building through the afternoons.  Weak and broad low pressures again noses into the Gulf of Alaska this coming weekend, likely suppressing local winds.  I should mention that small short and mid period wind swell is hitting the north coast right now giving us a pretty fun dose of chest high waves.  Find the right spot and have a good time.  That should dip in size a bit as the week progresses, but wave heights should be up over the weekend with more NW wind swell filling in.  We may even see some steep angled south.  With the light winds in play, it sure is glassy out there.

Long term things are still looking like we are in mid September.  We are even seeing extra tropical energy rebounding back east through the Pacific forecast for this coming week.  Low pressure continues to toy with the Gulf.  The mega storm building on the 27th has been down sized to something more reasonable, but it is still on the charts.  Energy is moving.  We are moving.  While summer is returning by Thursday, with some luck it will be gone soon.  Bring on warmth and sunshine.