Temps fall across California; no relief from the cold for the Bay Area

"It might still be iced-coffee weather in Los Angeles, but much of coastal California could see thick fog, chilly breezes and even scattered showers this week as temperatures fall across the state, beginning Monday night. Angelenos may breathe a sigh of relief as the mercury dips after successive late summer heat waves. But Bay Area residents could be disappointed by the incoming sweater weather, after shivering through their coldest summer in decades."

""We're looking at temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below normal," said meteorologist Karleisa Rogacheski of the National Weather Service. The forecast is unusual for coastal California, which typically sees some of its hottest weather in the weeks after Labor Day. In Los Angeles, "August is slightly warmer on average than September, by 0.3 degrees," said meteorologist Devin Black, also with the agency. " It's in October that you drop off.""

"Chilly temperatures are expected to bottom out Wednesday in Southern California, with a possible lift toward the weekend. "Temperatures are going to be quite cool," Black said. "The highs could be up to 15 degrees below average." Angelenos can expect a thick marine layer over the region with light drizzle possible on Tuesday and Wednesday, Black said. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo could see light showers, thanks to an upper-level low-pressure system moving in from the Pacific Ocean."

Coastal California will see a cooling trend beginning Monday night, with temperatures forecast 5 to 15 degrees below normal. Los Angeles will get relief from recent late-summer heat as a thick marine layer brings fog and possible light drizzle Tuesday and Wednesday. Southern California lows should bottom out Wednesday with a modest warming toward the weekend. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo may receive light showers from an upper-level low moving in from the Pacific. The Bay Area remains unseasonably chilly after its coldest summer in decades, with San Francisco highs near the low 60s.

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