SLO County weather forecast for the week of March 23: The storm door is still open
This month’s wet weather pattern will continue through this upcoming week.
A storm system that was set to arrive Sunday will move to the east through the day Monday, with rain showers and moderate to fresh (13 to 24 mph) westerly winds.
This system will bring in a warmer air mass from the south, consequently, air temperatures will be relatively mild with snow levels around 5,500 feet. Total rainfall amounts are expected to range between 1 and 2 inches.
A cold weather system will approach from the north and will produce rain showers, at times heavy, Tuesday night into Wednesday, with a few rain showers lingering into Thursday. This system may also produce thunderstorms.
High temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday will only reached the 50s with snow levels dropping to 3,500 feet.
Clearing skies and warmer temperatures will most likely return on Friday into Saturday.
Monday’s surf report
A 4- to 6-foot northwesterly (290-degree, deep-water) swell (with a 17- to 19-second period) will last from Sunday into Monday. Combined with this northwesterly swell will be increasing southerly seas on Sunday and Monday.
A 3- to 5-foot northwesterly (300-degree, deep-water) swell (with a 12- to 14 second period) is forecast on Tuesday, becoming a 6- to 8-foot northwesterly sea and swell (with a 7- to 11-second period) on Wednesday into Thursday.
Seawater temperatures will range from 57 and 59 degrees through Tuesday, decreasing on Wednesday and Thursday.
This week’s temperatures
LOWS AND HIGHS, PASO ROBLES
MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
45, 62 | 42, 57 | 37, 56 | 34, 60 | 38, 62 | 39, 64 | 39, 63 |
LOWS AND HIGHS, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND COASTAL VALLEYS
MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
49, 62 | 46, 57 | 45, 56 | 41, 61 | 43, 62 | 44, 67 | 43, 64 |
PG&E safety tip
Thunderstorms may develop Tuesday night into Wednesday. Lightning from such storms kills an average of 49 people in the United States each year, and hundreds more are severely injured. There is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in the area. If you hear thunder, you are likely within striking distance. Just remember: “When thunder roars, go indoors.”
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