Good morning Central Coast and happy Leap Day!
I hope everyone listned to my advice and got outside to enjoy all the sunshine this week, now cooler weather and rain chances begin.
Onshore winds have begun and have halted all that warming that made the last few days so great. Today temps will struggle to reach the 60s.
As we push through the day a cold front will move south. By this evening showers will begin in northern SLO County. This will start light but by Friday morning most communities will be picking up rain.
A slightly stronger front is right on this storms heels, that will bring bands of heavier rain. as well as gusts up to 25 mph.
Totals between Tonight and Sunday morning will be 0.5" to 1" for most coastal valleys (the higher end in northern SLO County) Interior valleys will be closer to half an inch.
Snow levels aren't too much of a concern for us but this storm may bring feet of snow into the sierras.
Sunday and Monday look dry.
High temperatures Friday through the weekend will be in the mid 50s to about 60 degrees. Freezing low temps are possible Sunday night into Monday in the interior valleys.
Along with the cool, showery, and windy weather Friday through Saturday, waves will also build to about 10-15ft and a surf advisory has been issued from 4a Friday through 4a Monday for the west-facing beaches of the Central Coast.
Models are now more bullish on a follow-up system Tuesday into Wednesday. This will keep temps down.
Have a wonderful day Central Coast, make this Leap Day count!
