Joe Bartosik

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Wednesday and Thursday has brought significant rain to the north coast, shattering a record for Wednesday for rainfall in Crescent City. The rain will be continuing into the weekend. Temperatures on the coast for this rain labor day weekend will hover in the low 60's on the coast with inland areas in the mid to high 70's until the weekend where warming will return and bring things back to the 80's for the holiday weekend.

After the hottest day of the year in Eureka, expect clouds and fog to come into the coast to cool things down, dropping back down to the mid 60's for much of the coast. Inland will also cool down a bit, with weekend temperatures going into the 70's.

With the weekend fast approaching, it looks like the marine layer will be returning to the coast in force. Expect fog all weekend on the coast with stable temperatures in the 60's. That fog will result in some cooling inland over the weekend with most areas dipping into the 70's. Fog should clear by the start of next week with temperatures remaining stable on the coast and raising back up inland.

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Tuesday will begin chilly, with frost and even freeze warnings present overnight. Expect few clouds and lots of sun but colder than average temperatures for this time of the year. Temperatures in the high 50's for most of the coast and in the 70's for most of the interior. After Tuesday things will warm up just a little with lows climbing back into the 50's overnight and highs getting back into the 60's coastal and possibly back into the 90's inland.

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Wednesday begins much like Tuesday with an extra chill and a frost warning throughout the area. The morning will be chilly but the day should warm into the low 60's on the coast and into the 80's for the interior. Thursday and Friday should be warmer with a cooling expected for the weekend. Rain is on the way, expected early next week.

As drought conditions continue all over the region, we close out this week sunny and warmer than average. Coastal areas for Friday will be pleasant, with highs in the mid to high 60's and lows in the mid to high 50's. Inland areas continue to be warmer, with approximately the same lows, but highs about 10 degrees warmer. Looking ahead to the weekend low, a low chance of rain from a small storm system making landfall further north, with higher chances of rain to start out next week.