Gorgeous.

Just back from a morning hike through the Pogonip.  They have done some great trail work not too long ago.  Ohlone Trail is 90% re graded, and wonderful for up and down, as well as bringing you through some new areas.  The incline on Fern Trail is completely redone, and accesses a cool Douglas Fir zone.  Lookout Trail down to the Pogonip Loop has had a decent section re graded, and much improves the descent there.  This is related to the weather, just because it has been great hiking around there.  This morning I finally figured out it was shorts and t shirt weather here in January in Santa Cruz.  Again.  If you don't love it, don't worry.  Winter is coming.

Municipal Wharf.  Not today.

Monday night's storm is mostly going to be north of us.  Some rain possible into Tuesday morning.  We will get cooler.  Might see a tenth of an inch of rain.  As it stands now.  All models have been dryer today.  We could see that system dip south and bring a bit more.  Very light rain likely.  Chance for a bit more than that.  Clearing for Wednesday.  Temps remain in the low to mid 60s for the middle of the week.  Still looking at rain, and colder weather arriving on Thursday.  The runs today are looking a little more bullish.  We could get a decent storm.

Models disagree about the next storm up stream.  Some have a cold system arriving from the north next Sunday night.  Others have that stay north with a bigger trough approaching off the water, from the northwest in the middle of the week.  But pretty it looks like we will see the storm door opening.  It could stay that way through the end of the month, with several inches of rain dropping through the period.  Stay on top of the weather folks, because we are likely to see a big change from this high and dry and stupendous sunniness.  And it finally might even get cold.