Last week’s rainfall will help, but this week will bring little to no relief from the drought.
Much of the upcoming will will be dry across the region thanks to a large offshore high pressure area. That doesn’t mean it will be sunny every day, however. We’ll have a frontal system stalled out to our north and west for most of the week, with the high offshore preventing it from moving through. As waves of low pressure ride along the front, we’ll have some cloud cover, and a few stray showers may move in at times, especially Tuesday or Wednesday, but for the most part, it will remain dry.
Although it won’t be completely sunny, it will be relatively warm for mid-October. We’ll have southwest winds bringing mild air in, with temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s this week, which is 10 to 20 degrees above normal.
By later Saturday, that cold front will finally have enough of a push to move through, but again, it won’t produce much in the way of rainfall, just a few showers. What will be noticeable is the cooler air settling in for next Sunday, bringing temperatures back where they should be for late October, maybe even a little below normal.
Monday: Sunshine filtered through some high clouds. High 58-65.
Monday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 44-51.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, slight chance for a shower. High 64-71.
Tuesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 50-57.
Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, chance for a shower or two. High 65-72.
Thursday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 67-74.
Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 61-68.
Saturday: Partly sunny, chance for a few showers late in the day and at night. High 63-70.
Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds, cooler. High 52-59.
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