textproduct: San Diego

SYNOPSIS

Isolated light showers, mainly over the coastal waters into coastal areas, are expected to end during the morning. It will then be dry and warmer through Wednesday with Wednesday high temperatures around average. A low pressure system moving inland in the vicinity of northern Baja around Thursday could bring a chance of showers for southwestern California for Wednesday night and Thursday. Then dry and warmer for Friday and Saturday followed by cooling for Sunday and Monday of next week.

SHORT TERM (Today through Wednesday)

Scattered showers over the coastal waters will spread toward the southeast and into coastal areas into this morning before dissipating during the morning. Dry weather with warming will then follow through Wednesday.

High temperatures today will be around 10 degrees below average for inland areas to as much as 10 to 20 degrees below average for the higher elevations in the mountains. High temperatures for today will warm as much as 5 to 10 degrees for the mountains. High temperatures on Tuesday will warm another 5 to 10 degrees for inland areas and as much as another 10 to 15 degrees for the mountains. High temperatures on Wednesday will be another few degrees warmer. Wednesday high temperatures will be mostly within a few degrees of average, ranging from the mid to upper 60s near the coast to the mid 70s to lower 80s for the Inland Empire with the lower deserts around 90.

LONG TERM (Thursday through Sunday)

A low pressure system well off the coast of northern Baja on Tuesday will move slowly eastward and may move inland somewhere in the vicinity of northern Baja and far southern California some time around Thursday. For Wednesday night and Thursday, the chance for measurable rainfall ranges from around 10 to 15 percent near the coast to around 25 percent in the mountains with the chance for one-half inch or more of rainfall in the mountains around 10 percent. High temperatures on Thursday will be a few to around 5 degrees cooler.

Drying and warming is expected for Friday and Saturday with high temperatures for inland areas warming 5 to 10 degrees on Friday and another few degrees for most areas on Saturday. High temperatures on Saturday will be 5 to 10 degrees above average for inland areas, ranging from around 70 near the coast to the 80s for the Inland Empire with the lower deserts in the mid to upper 90s.

Another low pressure system will bring more cooling for Sunday and Monday of next week with high temperatures on Sunday falling to around average and as much as 5 to 10 degrees below average for inland areas next Monday.

Mountains/Deserts

Areas of coastal facing terrain obscured in clouds and FG through 18Z. Gusty westerly winds 25-35 kts, locally to 45 kts, will pick up after 21Z and continue through 08Z. Mod to strong up/downdrafts near peaks and on desert slopes.

MARINE

No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Friday.

SKYWARN

Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

CA...None. PZ...None.