High pressure will provide unseasonably warm temperatures and relatively light offshore winds throughout the week. An east to southeasterly flow aloft around this ridge will draw some mid-level moisture into the region. This will bring us some afternoon clouds, but no thunderstorms are currently forecast due to lack of instability and a capping inversion at about 20kft. Expect clearing skies this evening with light winds as lows cool to the 40s. High pressure will strengthen again through the middle of the week, pushing daytime temperatures into the mid and upper 70s, cooling Friday as high pressure begins to weaken. A low-pressure trough is forecast to deepen off the West Coast next weekend, which will at least bring stronger onshore flow, cooler temperatures, and gusty west winds. Longer-range forecast guidance is hinting at more tropical moisture being drawn northward into the region early next week from what is now Hurricane Rachel. This may lead to a few showers later Sunday or Monday; more details to come.

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