Still Warm Today.

I keep saying things will cool off, and they have, barely.  It hit 68F on Western Drive around 3PM yesterday.  It is a little cooler today.  Still not out of the 50s at the same location currently (12:45).  NOAA is calling for 70F downtown today, but that seems doubtful at this point.  And the trend is toward cooler afternoon temps, slowly dipping to low 60s by the middle of next week.  This cooler air might help knock the inversion out of the interior and Sierra.  Been warm up on the ski resorts.  Mt Rose saw a low of 41F at 2AM early Tuesday morning.  Not good for snowmaking.  Our low that night, here in Santa Cruz, was only 5 degrees warmer.  Anyway, I digress.  More of the same for a while still.  Details below.

Steamer Lane, December 14th.  Glassy and fun at 2PM.  

Sunny.  Lows in the 40s  Highs in the 60s.  Some clouds.  Decent swell.  Light winds.  For the next seven days.  Around next Wednesday or Thursday, the high pressure keeping us dry will shift a bit west, allowing for a classic inside slider scenario to set up.  As it looks now, a week a way, the rain will fall mainly to our east.  Maybe some for the Sierra.  Being a week out, and a pattern change, odds and confidence are low for specifics.  Maybe after the weekend details will be clearer.

Get out there and enjoy the late autumn weather.  It will be wet soon enough.  If you are bummed about the lack of snow, you can still get out and warm up those legs on plenty of groomers.  Kirkwood is opening the backside lifts this weekend, essentially opening up the entire mountain.  If you don't ski, this weather is pretty perfect.  Great surf conditions most days, all day.  Swell just keeps on re-upping and staying looking fun.