Cooler temperatures will give way to a warming trend around the Bay Area for the rest of this week, accompanied by mostly sunny skies and the possibility of coastal flooding and hazardous beach conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
Also, while there is no rain forecast for the short term, the second half of the month is expected to be wet.
“Over the next week we have high pressure building back in, which will bring in a warming trend,” said Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Kennedy.
High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 70s across the interior regions, with pockets of 80s possible for typical hot spots like the southern Santa Clara Valley and inland Central Coast areas, Kennedy said.
At the same time, beachgoers are being warned of hazardous conditions Thursday through Saturday. People should be on the lookout for sneaker waves and rip currents, along with breaking waves between 12 feet and 16 feet high.
“A Beach Hazard Statement is in effect for the coast, there is a lot of incoming swell, which is increasing the risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents,” Kennedy said.
The Weather Service also issued a Coastal Flood Advisory starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday and running through 1 p.m. Monday, when low-lying areas along the San Francisco, San Pablo and Monterey bay areas could see up to 1.6 feet of inundation.
Also, there are some early indications that rain will return to the region by mid to late next week, with the possibility that the wet weather will continue past Nov. 11, Kennedy said.
The storms that moved across the Bay Area over the past few days were a gentle prelude to the region’s rainy season.
“We had some nice beneficial rain from that system, easing us back into the winter, now we have this nice drier weather, a bit warmer, before we settle back into a rainy second half of the month,” she said.
