Staying warm, Sunday March 22nd forecast

Noticeable cooling has started to take hold as the onshore flow has strengthened enough to produce a very welcome sea breeze. However, this cool down is relative in the sense that we are still well above normal for many areas. Inland areas will continue to see above normal temperatures for Sunday, but highs will stay below advisory and or warning alert levels. Fog will also push inland overnight and maybe even reach most interior valleys by early Sunday. Highs will be in the 60's and 70's near the beach with fog lingering for some areas all day long. Inland areas will once again be very warm with highs mostly in the low to mid 80's.

Looking ahead, our recent heat wave will go down as incredible and historic. The good news is that we don't expect a repeat of that next week, but things will likely stay above normal and rain appears to be off the table for the rest of March. The marine layer will linger through Sunday and Monday and then weaken through the middle and second half of the work week as high pressure builds once again. Highs will warm back in to the 80's and 90's which means a few areas will likely see heat advisories posted. Again, we should not see a repeat of last week, but it will stay very warm and even hot as we head toward next weekend. A storm system then is forecast to approach the northern portions of our state which will cool things down slightly through the weekend. Rain chances now look very slim with maybe something showing up toward the last day of the month or very beginning of April.

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