The week ahead is expected to be rainy and cloudy across Monterey County, all the way through to the weekend with chances for thunderstorms.
A wind advisory was in effect until 8 p.m. Monday evening, bringing 25-30 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph and 60 mph in places with high elevations.
A coastal flood advisory is in effect for the Monterey Bay area until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, bringing up to 1.5-feet of possible flooding, especially in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast through much of the week, with periods of wind and steady daytime temperatures in the 50s, according to the National Weather Service.
“We are getting this weather coming down from the Gulf of Alaska,” said Ryan Walbrun, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Bay Area headquartered in Monterey. “So it’s a much colder system and won’t have as much moisture as the storms we saw over the Christmas holiday.”
Monday is expected to bring showers and possibly a thunderstorm, around 52 degrees and winds of 8 to 14 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. Rainfall between a quarter and half an inch is possible, with a 90% chance of precipitation.
Rain remained likely Monday night, with chances of a thunderstorm before 1 a.m. and a slight chance of rain after 5 a.m.
The rain will continue Tuesday, again with showers and possibly a thunderstorm mid-morning.
Conditions will be breezy, with winds of 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon and gusts up to 33 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of new rainfall is possible
While the chances for thunderstorms lessen Wednesday, the rain is expected to continue mainly in the early morning and late evening. Winds are expected to calm as well.
As of Monday afternoon, the forecast is more rainy Thursday through Sunday, with cool, low temperatures, dropping into the high 30s Thursday evening and low 40s Friday evening.
