SLO County Weather: Clear skies and mild weather for Thanksgiving

Following Saturday’s storm, a major change in weather pattern will develop this week as a ridge of high pressure lies off the coast and produces clear, dry weather with a cool and mild morning and afternoon Sunday through Wednesday.

A dry cold front will produce increasing northwesterly winds, cooler temperatures and low offshore clouds overnight and morning on Thanksgiving Day.

Following Saturday’s cold front, fresh to strong north winds (19 to 31 mph) will blow on Sunday. These winds will produce clear skies and moderate temperatures. However, pockets of dense ground fog can develop, especially in inland valleys, during the night and morning.

pattern of Moderate to fresh Santa Lucia (northeast) winds (13 to 24 mph) developing during the night and morning, decreasing and shifting from the northwest during the afternoon, will produce primarily clear, dry skies with cool mornings and mild afternoons Monday through Wednesday . Temperatures in the inland valleys (Paso Robles) and coastal valleys (San Luis Obispo) will reach the low to high 70s, while the beaches will reach the 60s.

A dry cold front will move over the Central Coast on Thanksgiving Day. This front will create fresh to strong northwesterly winds (19 to 31 mph) with pockets of fog and mist during the night and morning and cooler temperatures.

Gentle to moderate (8 to 18 mph) Santa Lucia (northeast) winds are expected to blow Friday through Saturday, producing mostly clear skies.

Another storm is expected to bring rain from November 28-29.

Waves report

a Sea heights of 6 to 8 feet NW (300 degrees, deep water) and swells (with a period of 7 to 14 seconds) are expected along the coastline from Sunday to Monday, decreasing to 3 to 5 feet by day. Tuesday .

a Sea heights of 6 to 8 feet NW (300 degrees, deep water) and swells (with a period of 7 to 12 seconds) are expected along our coast Wednesday through Friday, falling to 5 to 7 feet on Saturday. .

Sea water temperatures range between 60 and 62 degrees until Wednesday, and drop to 58 to 60 degrees on Thursday through Saturday. Temperatures this week

Lows and highs, Paso Robles

Lows and highs, San Luis Obispo and coastal valleys

John Lindsay is a retired marine meteorologist from PG&E. Email him at JohnLindseyLosOsos@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @PGE_John.