Don't Worry, the weather should improve...

So they say.  But it has really been pretty damn superb since last Thursday or so.  Mostly sunny mornings, with just a touch of fog on Saturday.  Sunshine and getting warmer daily.  It really does not get much better than this.  Fantastic beach weather, and best to avoid parking lots in the mid afternoon.  Yeah, that kind of warmth.  I measured 83F at 5PM yesterday near downtown.  Almost as warm on West Cliff.  Today should fair about the same.  Sun was out early with only a small patch of fog hanging on the coast in the bay near Sand City.  Thank you.  Perhaps summer is done.  Or, what I mean by that, the fog is over.  Keep those fingers crossed.  The NPAC seems to think we should be running a fall program.  Details below.

Lonely surf on a grey summer morning.  Wells Beach, Maine.

Today starts off great, but as high pressure finally gets a nose into our region, brisk NW winds will pick up on the open coast this afternoon.  The gradient sets up, and slowly shifts to our north.  So, warmest around just after noon, with some cooling due to the breeze late in the day.  Very slight chance of fog setting up for tonight and tomorrow morning.  High of about 80F today.  As for that potential of fog, those breezes from this afternoon could persist through the night, keeping our sky sunny.  As the interior heats up tomorrow, we could see the start of an offshore flow.  Depending on how that goes, we could see increasing temps over the weekend.  High of 85F on Friday.

Regardless of what happens here in Santa Cruz, if you live in the valley, you will want to visit the coast this weekend.  It will be hot inland, with possible 100F around Interstate 5 in the central valley.  If the offshore flow turns on, we could be moving into the mid and upper 80s.  More likely though, we will see a slack wind, and temps in the low 80s.  Regardless, it is gonna be super nice and no fog through at least Monday.  Longterm we see a fall pattern continuing.  But more on that later.  We need to go hit the beach.