Above average temperatures sticking around for a while

Expect the weather this week to be kind of boring.  Upper 70's and lower 80's, little rainfall through next week.  How will we keep ourselves busy in the First Warn Weather Center?

The above average trend will not only last this week, but likely for the first week of October!  A pattern very typical of El Niño.  This doesn't mean that highs will be in the 80's and 90's, but with our average high dropping to 70 degrees by the end of September and upper 60's for the first of October, highs in the middle 70's mean above average - and pretty comfortable.

So far for the month, highs have been running nearly 4.5 degrees above the monthly average.  There have only been a handful of days where the temperature has fallen below.  The 10th through the 13th when highs were in the upper 60's and low 70's, and just this past weekend.  So, enjoy the weather while you can.  Even though we are headed into an El Niño pattern this winter, I'm sure there will be some cold and snowy days this upcoming winter.