23.1

23.1F in Lockhart Gulch, near Scotts Valley, this morning.  29F on Van Ness and King Street on the west side of town.  Temps range from 29 to 35 Fahrenheit across town this morning, with an outlier of 41F on Western near High Street.  Maybe their thermometer is next to the dryer exhaust.  Regardless, it is a very chilly morning out there.  And pretty.  What is amazing about the cold is how close it gets to the ocean.  It is currently 33.9F on West Cliff Drive at 7:20AM.  Insane.  It should warm up to the upper 50s today with maybe topping 60F in the most favorable spots in town (sunny, wind protected and paved areas).

The Monarchs are clustering at Lighthouse Field.

Lows return to about 40F after this morning.  Highs over the next few days are right around the 60F mark.  Christmas will be sunny and mild.  Low of 40, high of 60.  Light morning winds today and tomorrow, with light to moderate on shore afternoon flow.  Small, mid period swell, dropping through the weekend.  Still could be some decent surf west and north of town in the mornings.  The winds pick up a bit on Sunday, and lighten for Monday, as a storm moves nearby to our west, but not coming on shore.

The Sunday system moves north and dissipates.  Another storm moves in from the north on Tuesday, and currently looks like rain will fall in northern California.  Still, there is a chance this storm could be far enough south to bring us rain some time on Tuesday.  Still need a few days to see what is likely to happen.  GFS then has us high and dry through at least the new year.  Stay warm out there.  Bundle u and go for a walk.  It is pretty up in the Pogonip.  Did my walking rehab up there yesterday.