Good morning Central Coast!
To kick off our Friday morning very comfortable conditions have set up, temps will be on the cool side throughout all of our communities so grab that extra layer on the way out the door.
Thanks to a large cold front headed our way (much more information on that later on in this article) there is some additional cloud cover across the region. Thankfully that is sitting higher up in the atmosphere, leaving roadways clear from that pesky early morning fog.
Today's forecast is all about the cold front pressing into the region from the west.
This system helped to banish the ridge of high pressure that warmed us up and calmed our winds the past few days. Now cloud cover associated with the system is moving in. Alongside more cloud cover temps will drop slightly and bring back the marine layer tonight.
Temperature wise highs in the interiors will be in the low 80s, 70s in our coastal valleys and 60s at the beaches.
To close out the week there will be much more cloud cover than previous days. Normally this wouldn't matter too much but Saturday morning eyes will turn to the skies for an annular solar eclipse. We aren't in the main path of the eclipse but still viewing is possible (albeit without clouds).
Our region will see a maximum of about 71% obscuration during the mid morning hours. Partial obsurance will begin at 8:06 a.m. maximum at 9:21 a.m. and obscuance will end at 10:46 a.m.
During this nearly three hour timespan you may notice a slight decrease in overall brightness through the clouds. If you are lucky enough to be in the sunshine for this take caution. NEVER look directly into the sun, eclipse glasses are a good choice or you can make your own box pinhole projector to see the eclipse without damaging your eyes.
Check out more information on the eclipse from Chief Meteorologist Dave Hovde here!
Once the cold front passes Saturday night conditions will improve quickly. Sunday looks to see temperatures boost, a little across-the-board with 80s for coastal and interior valleys while beaches look to see the 70s.
Some additional warming in the interior is possible Monday while coastal areas are likely to start to step back a little bit with the return of marine influence.
Looking into the extended forecast another high pressure ridge will set up next week and will keep temps warn and skies sunny well into late October.
Have a wonderful weekend Central Coast!
