Good morning, Central Coast and happy 4th of July!
For Independence day all eyes are looking towards the forecast and how it will impact the many events going on today. Let's dive right in!
It has been a hot run in the interiors recently, highs today will be cooler thankfully in the interiors with most locations in the mid 90s. Coastal valleys will be a bit cooler in the 70s and beaches will be in the low 60s.
Be sure to stay hydrated in the interior valleys.
The big change is thanks to marine influence increasing and bringing the cooler air into the interiors, this also means that for the coasts marine fog is a concern. This morning we have some dense fog that will keep visibility low for any early morning commuters.
I really like this post from Chief Meteorologist Dave Hovde concerning the chance for fog tonight along our coasts.
Over the next few days temperatures by the coast will cool slightly but by only a few degrees since it was already they heavily controlled environment due to the marine layer. The bigger change is in the interiors, where highs will continue to he cooling trend that has been going on for almost a week.
The mechanism causing the cooling will be a trough of low pressure coming into the Pacific Northwest weakening the high pressure Ridge that has been over the area for the last several days. Onshore flow will pick up a bit and the marine inversion will weaken allowing interior areas too cool as early as today but additional cooling is likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Later this week interior temperatures start to come back up to around 90 degrees but I don't have any 100 plus degree readings in the forecast.
Have a wonderful 4th of July Central Coast!
