California’s wet season unofficially started this week, with much of the region receiving the most rain since April or May. But the unsettled weather has now moved on, and the weekend weather looks near ideal.
Saturday looks to be the nicest day, with cloudless skies, little wind and most locations warming into the 70s. The evening should be perfect for viewing the nearly full moon.
Winds will be relatively weak around the Bay Area this weekend. That, combined with a decreasing sun angle and shortened daylight hours, will create a narrow range of temperatures from the coast to the inland valleys. Some days, the temperature difference between Ocean Beach and Livermore can be over 30 degrees – but this weekend, it will be less than 10 degrees.
Sunday’s forecast is a bit tricky. The region will remain in a rather benign atmospheric pattern, with no dominant feature and weak winds. But as can happen on days with weak winds, localized “eddies” are likely form just west of the Golden Gate, and in this case, will muck up the nice conditions a bit…