Area Forecast Discussion FXUS66 KMTR [Monterey CA] 080434 AFDMTR ∨ FXUS66 KMTR 080434 AFDMTR [HEAD] National Weather Service San Francisco California 9:34pm PDT Mon Jul 7 2025 ∨ AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 934 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 [HEAD] New aviation, marine. ∨ ...NEW AVIATION, MARINE... [DISC] Key Messages… updated at 12:46pm PDT Monday July 7 2025 ∨ .KEY MESSAGES... UPDATED AT 1246 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 [DISC] - warmer temperatures return Wednesday through the weekend with patchy moderate heatrisk across the Bay Area and Central Coast. ∨ - WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH PATCHY MODERATE HEATRISK ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST. [DISC] - localized elevated fire weather conditions Wednesday through the weekend across portions of the Bay Area and Central Coast. ∨ - LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST. [DISC] - slight risk (20–40%) of extreme heat for far interior portions of the Bay Area and Central Coast July 15th-17th. ∨ - SLIGHT RISK (20-40%) OF EXTREME HEAT FOR FAR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST JULY 15TH-17TH. [DISC] Short term. Issued at 12:46pm PDT Monday July 7 2025 (this evening through Tuesday) ∨ .SHORT TERM... ISSUED AT 1246 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 (THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) [DISC] High probability for low clouds to remain at the coast today and will then penetrate inland into the coastal valleys tonight. This is as an approximately 2,000 foot marine layer remain in place across the region and is expected to deepen slightly overnight and into Tuesday morning. As such, do expect coastal drizzle in the favored spots overnight into early Tuesday. ∨ HIGH PROBABILITY FOR LOW CLOUDS TO REMAIN AT THE COAST TODAY AND WILL THEN PENETRATE INLAND INTO THE COASTAL VALLEYS TONIGHT. THIS IS AS AN APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FOOT MARINE LAYER REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AND IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AS SUCH, DO EXPECT COASTAL DRIZZLE IN THE FAVORED SPOTS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. [DISC] With the cut off upper level low pressure centered just west off of the Bay Area/Central Coast, expecting another cooler than normal day for Tuesday. The interior will clear out by Tuesday afternoon with mostly sunny sky conditions. High temperatures on Tuesday will be in the mid 70s to 80s across the interior and upper 50s to 60s along the coastline (some 5–15° below average). The cooler coastal areas is where clouds are forecast to persist though much of the day. ∨ WITH THE CUT OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTERED JUST WEST OFF OF THE BAY AREA/CENTRAL COAST, EXPECTING ANOTHER COOLER THAN NORMAL DAY FOR TUESDAY. THE INTERIOR WILL CLEAR OUT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKY CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 70S TO 80S ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND UPPER 50S TO 60S ALONG THE COASTLINE (SOME 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE). THE COOLER COASTAL AREAS IS WHERE CLOUDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THOUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. [DISC] Long term. Issued at 2:03am PDT Monday July 7 2025 (Tuesday night through next Sunday) ∨ .LONG TERM... ISSUED AT 203 AM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY) [DISC] Tuesday into Wednesday, the closed low offshore will start to weaken and shift northward before gradually moving inland along the Oregon/California border. At the same time, upper level ridging over the Four Corners [intersection of UT, CO, NM & AZ] region will start to compress and spread into Southern California. The center of the high pressure will be located over Southern California, southern Nevada, and Arizona where heat products are set to go into effect for those regions later this week. The forecast is a little more uncertain for the Central Coast and Bay Area. To start things off, a warming trend is on track to begin Wednesday with most sites to see near seasonal temperatures as highs warm back into the 80s across most of the interior. While high pressure builds across Southern California Thursday and Friday, the upper level pattern shows a flatter, more zonal to slight troughing over the Bay Area. While we are expected temperatures to continue warming Thursday and Friday, the more zonal to slight troughing will help to keep temperatures slightly cooler than those to our south with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. The hottest locations continue to be the southern most portions of the interior Central Coast which is on the edge of the center of the high pressure over Southern California. Temperatures across the interior Central Coast will be in the mid 90s to low 100s Thursday and Friday. In terms of heatrisk, pockets of moderate heatrisk continue across urban in the Bay Area, interior North Bay mountains, and far interior Central Coast. Remember to take breaks and drink plenty of water if participating in outdoors activities on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures cool slightly into the 80s to 90s over the weekend upper level troughing becomes slightly more distinct across Northern California. Temperatures across the interior Central Coast will remain fairly stable in the mid 90s to low 100s over the weekend as high pressure continues over Southern California. A few isolated pockets of moderate heatrisk will continue across urban areas and the North Bay interior mountains but will not be widespread enough to be very impactful. Winds remain light and onshore through this weekend with locally breezier winds across mountain gaps and passes (Altamont Pass, Salinas Valley). ∨ TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, THE CLOSED LOW OFFSHORE WILL START TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT NORTHWARD BEFORE GRADUALLY MOVING INLAND ALONG THE OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. AT THE SAME TIME, UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL START TO COMPRESS AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA, AND ARIZONA WHERE HEAT PRODUCTS ARE SET TO GO INTO EFFECT FOR THOSE REGIONS LATER THIS WEEK. THE FORECAST IS A LITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND BAY AREA. TO START THINGS OFF, A WARMING TREND IS ON TRACK TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY WITH MOST SITES TO SEE NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AS HIGHS WARM BACK INTO THE 80S ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR. WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS A FLATTER, MORE ZONAL TO SLIGHT TROUGHING OVER THE BAY AREA. WHILE WE ARE EXPECTED TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE WARMING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE MORE ZONAL TO SLIGHT TROUGHING WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THOSE TO OUR SOUTH WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. THE HOTTEST LOCATIONS CONTINUE TO BE THE SOUTHERN MOST PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST WHICH IS ON THE EDGE OF THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST WILL BE IN THE MID 90S TO LOW 100S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IN TERMS OF HEATRISK, POCKETS OF MODERATE HEATRISK CONTINUE ACROSS URBAN IN THE BAY AREA, INTERIOR NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS, AND FAR INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST. REMEMBER TO TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IF PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY INTO THE 80S TO 90S OVER THE WEEKEND UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING BECOMES SLIGHTLY MORE DISTINCT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STABLE IN THE MID 90S TO LOW 100S OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A FEW ISOLATED POCKETS OF MODERATE HEATRISK WILL CONTINUE ACROSS URBAN AREAS AND THE NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS BUT WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO BE VERY IMPACTFUL. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND ONSHORE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH LOCALLY BREEZIER WINDS ACROSS MOUNTAIN GAPS AND PASSES (ALTAMONT PASS, SALINAS VALLEY). [DISC] As mentioned in the short term, both small and large fuels are drying out with warmer temperatures increasing the likelihood of further drying Wednesday into the weekend. This does result in localized elevated fire weather concerns, particularly across the higher elevations above the marine layer, Wednesday through the weekend. While winds remain fairly light and onshore, small fuels have cured and larger fuels are drying out so extreme caution is needed if participating in any outdoor activities involving sparks or flames. Remember, most wildfires are started by human activities. One less spark, one less wildfire. ∨ AS MENTIONED IN THE SHORT TERM, BOTH SMALL AND LARGE FUELS ARE DRYING OUT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FURTHER DRYING WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS DOES RESULT IN LOCALIZED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER, WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHILE WINDS REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND ONSHORE, SMALL FUELS HAVE CURED AND LARGER FUELS ARE DRYING OUT SO EXTREME CAUTION IS NEEDED IF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SPARKS OR FLAMES. REMEMBER, MOST WILDFIRES ARE STARTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. ONE LESS SPARK, ONE LESS WILDFIRE. [DISC] Aviation. (06Z [11pm PDT] TAFs [Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts]) issued at 9:33pm PDT Monday July 7 2025 ∨ .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) ISSUED AT 933 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 [AVIA] IFR [Instrument Flight Rules] and MVFR [Marginal Visual Flight Rules] ceilings are building along the coast and are filling around the Monterey Bay and look to fill over the terminals into the early evening. Winds reduce across the region into the evening and ceilings look to fall further and become more widespread later into the night, affecting the North Bay and SF Bay terminals as winds continue to reduce. Inland clearing begins in the mid morning with most TAF [Terminal Aerodrome Forecast] sites going VFR [Visual Flight Rules] in the late morning. The exception will be haf, which keeps ceilings through the TAF [Terminal Aerodrome Forecast] period. Winds look to stay light to moderate through the morning and increase into late Tuesday morning and afternoon. Expect winds to reduce into Tuesday evening as IFR [Instrument Flight Rules]/MVFR [Marginal Visual Flight Rules] ceilings begin to move inland from the coast, filling over the SF Bay and Monterey Bay terminals, and the rest of the terminals later that night. ∨ IFR AND MVFR CIGS ARE BUILDING ALONG THE COAST AND ARE FILLING AROUND THE MONTEREY BAY AND LOOK TO FILL OVER THE TERMINALS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS REDUCE ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EVENING AND CIGS LOOK TO FALL FURTHER AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER INTO THE NIGHT, AFFECTING THE NORTH BAY AND SF BAY TERMINALS AS WINDS CONTINUE TO REDUCE. INLAND CLEARING BEGINS IN THE MID MORNING WITH MOST TAF SITES GOING VFR IN THE LATE MORNING. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE HAF, WHICH KEEPS CIGS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS LOOK TO STAY LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INCREASE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO REDUCE INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS IFR/MVFR CIGS BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND FROM THE COAST, FILLING OVER THE SF BAY AND MONTEREY BAY TERMINALS, AND THE REST OF THE TERMINALS LATER THAT NIGHT. [AVI2] Vicinity of SFO [San Francisco CA]… VFR [Visual Flight Rules] lasts into the late night. Light to moderate winds last through the night and much of the morning. Expect MVFR [Marginal Visual Flight Rules] ceilings to fill over the terminal into the late night and erode into the late morning as moderate to breezy west winds arrive. These winds reduce into Tuesday evening as scattered IFR [Instrument Flight Rules]-level clouds enter the SF Bay which will fill over SFO [San Francisco CA] later that night. ∨ VICINITY OF SFO...VFR LASTS INTO THE LATE NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MUCH OF THE MORNING. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO FILL OVER THE TERMINAL INTO THE LATE NIGHT AND ERODE INTO THE LATE MORNING AS MODERATE TO BREEZY WEST WINDS ARRIVE. THESE WINDS REDUCE INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS SCATTERED IFR-LEVEL CLOUDS ENTER THE SF BAY WHICH WILL FILL OVER SFO LATER THAT NIGHT. [AVI2] SFO [San Francisco CA] bridge approach… similar to SFO [San Francisco CA]. ∨ SFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO SFO. [AVI2] Monterey Bay terminals… MVFR [Marginal Visual Flight Rules] ceilings area building around the Monterey Bay, filling at SNS [Salinas CA] and will fill over MRY [Monterey CA] into the evening. As winds reduce overnight, ceilings look to fall to IFR [Instrument Flight Rules] levels, with some pockets of mist and drizzle in the area. Winds become moderate into mid to late Tuesday morning as ceilings erode over the terminals, but expect cloud cover to linger over the Monterey Bay itself. Cloud cover beings to push inland as winds reduce into Tuesday evening with MVFR [Marginal Visual Flight Rules]/IFR [Instrument Flight Rules] ceilings filling over the terminals. ∨ MONTEREY BAY TERMINALS...MVFR CIGS AREA BUILDING AROUND THE MONTEREY BAY, FILLING AT SNS AND WILL FILL OVER MRY INTO THE EVENING. AS WINDS REDUCE OVERNIGHT, CIGS LOOK TO FALL TO IFR LEVELS, WITH SOME POCKETS OF MIST AND DRIZZLE IN THE AREA. WINDS BECOME MODERATE INTO MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING AS CIGS ERODE OVER THE TERMINALS, BUT EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO LINGER OVER THE MONTEREY BAY ITSELF. CLOUD COVER BEINGS TO PUSH INLAND AS WINDS REDUCE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH MVFR/IFR CIGS FILLING OVER THE TERMINALS. [AVI2] Marine. (tonight through next Sunday) issued at 9:33pm PDT Monday July 7 2025 ∨ .MARINE... (TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 933 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025 [AVIA] Light to moderate southerly winds continue to affect the waters along with moderate seas. Winds turn northwest and increase into Wednesday evening. The stronger winds will build rough seas by Thursday. ∨ LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WATERS ALONG WITH MODERATE SEAS. WINDS TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BUILD ROUGH SEAS BY THURSDAY. [AVI2] MTR Watches/Warnings/Advisories
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. PZ...NONE. [WARN]
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Point Forecast Half Moon Bay CA 08 Jul 12:35am PDT Overnight Patchy drizzle after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 50°. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Tuesday Patchy drizzle before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62°. SW wind 5 to 9 mph. Tuesday Night Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50°. WSW wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Wednesday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 61°. Calm wind becoming WNW 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50°. WNW wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 65°. Thursday Night Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 50°. Friday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63°. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50°. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 63°. Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51°. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 63°. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50°. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 63°. Overnight Patchy drizzle after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Tuesday Patchy drizzle before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Tuesday Night Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Wednesday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Thursday Night Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Friday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 63. |
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