HERE IS A LOOK AT HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA FROM EARLIER TODAY. THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL AREAS FROM SANTA CRUZ TO APTOS, THE SALINAS VALLEY INCLUDING SALINAS, SOLEDAD, GONZALES, KING CITY, AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING MORGAN HILL AND GILROY (REGIONAL SATELLITE) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW WHERE THE CLOUDS AND HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE AND IF ANY RAIN IS HAPPENING IN THE STATE CURRENTLY THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE, BRINGING RELIEF TO OUR INLAND AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. SEASONALLY COOL TO MODERATE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL CLOSER TO THE WATERS. THE NOW DEEPENING MARINE LAYER WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ALONG THE COAST WITH ASSOCIATED LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG PROGRESSING FURTHER INLAND AROUND THE BAYS AND INTO THE VALLEYS NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. LIGHT DRIZZLE NEAR THE COAST ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE MORNINGS. THE MARINE INVERSION DOUBLED IN DEPTH SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING, PEAKING AT AROUND 2500 FOOT CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT, BUT HAS SINCE STABILIZED AT AROUND 2000 FEET PER THE FOR ORD PROFILER SINCE THIS MORNING. A SURGE OF MARINE STRATUS PUSHED INLAND LAST EVENING AND BROUGHT OVERCAST CEILINGS TO NEARLY ALL URBAN COMMUNITIES BY THIS MORNING. THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE MARINE STRATUS HAS SINCE RETREATED BACK TOWARDS THE OCEAN EXCEPT OVER POINT REYES, THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA, THE SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY, AND THROUGH THE SAN BRUNO GAP TOWARDS THE EAST BAY HILLS. EXPECT CONTINUAL GRADUAL EROSION OF THESE REMAINING CLOUDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON (TO AROUND 5PM), BEFORE THE MARINE STRATUS SURGES BACK ASHORE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AT A SIMILAR DEPTH. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND UPWIND SLOPES WILL RETURN LATE OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING AGAIN TOMORROW (AND INTO THE COMING DAYS). (STATE TEMPS) HERE IS A LOOK AT STATE TEMPERATURES. (STATE SATELLITE) HERE IS A LOOK AT THE STATE SATELLITE OVERVIEW. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CLOUDS, RAIN AND SNOW ARE ON THE MAP. (CA FUTURECAST) FUTURECAST SHOWS WHEN THE CLOUDS AND RAIN MAY ARRIVE IN THE COMING DAYS. ALONG THE WEST COAST AND CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE AND AREAS OF BAY FOG FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS (FORECAST GRAPHICS) HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW INCLUDING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND ANY RAIN CHANCES. AVERAGE TEMPS ARE EXPECTED (TEMPS FLY) HERE IS A LOOK AT EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR ENTIRE REGION INCLUDING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL AREA FROM SANTA CRUZ TO APTOS, THE SALINAS VALLE INCLUDING SALINA, SOLEDAD GONZALES AND KING CITY AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING MORGAN HILL AND GILROY .MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS NEAR 70. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 70. (8 DAY FORECAST) HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR KSBW 8 DAY FORECAST INCLUDING EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR OUR COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS, SKY CONDITIONS AND ANY RAIN CHANCES. NO RAIN AND NEAR TO BELOW AVERAGE TEMPS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.### HERE IS YOUR KSBW WEATHER QUIZ FOR TODAY AGAIN... READ QUESTION AND ANSWERS ON GRAPHIC. (ANCHORS AD LIB TO ANSWER) CORRECT ANSWER IS THE REMAINING ONE SHOWN. #####