Cooling Trend Brings Some Relief From San Mateo Heat: FORECAST

After a hot week in the Bay Area, some relief is coming. National Weather Service forecasters say the region is due for a cooling trend.

"Cooling trend starts [Friday] for most areas as onshore flow returns," the NWS says. "The far interior valleys will remain seasonably warm through [Friday] evening.

"The overall trend this weekend and into next week will be a return to more seasonable temperatures along with more extensive night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons."

As for Pacifica in particular, here's what the NWS says you can expect over the next several days:

Today
Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 56. West southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

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