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Mild start to the week with wet weather in spots, warmer days soon | San Diego Weather Forecast

Still holding onto a chance for spotty showers and a few storms this evening. By tomorrow, activity will be more confined to the mountains with a drier Wednesday.

SAN DIEGO — A lingering low pressure system continues to hang over the region. This system is what we call a closed low. It detached from the jet stream over the weekend and has been doing its own thing for days. This storm system coupled with the heating of the day as led to an unsettled atmospheric set up. This is the reason spotty showers and isolated thunderstorms have remained in our forecast for the final days on Winter. Most of the activity has favored Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for Monday with more scattered activity and cells producing small hail. 

For San Diego County, it has been more spotty with light to moderate rain in spots. As we lose the daytime heat after our sunset (6:59 p.m.), our chances turn slim to none before 10:00 p.m. The main hazard with wet weather will be slick roads at times.

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Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.

TUESDAY TEMPERRATURES:

Expect mostly clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. We won't notice the presence of a marine layer until later on in the week when it becomes more shallow starting Wednesday. This will bring back low clouds and dense fog moving in for the coast. By the second half of the week, the fog will stretch more inland as onshore flow picks up ahead of a storm system. 

Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.
Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.

SEASONAL (AVERAGE) DAYTIME HIGHS:

  • Coast near 67 degrees
  • Inland valleys near 68 degrees
  • Mountains near 57 degrees
  • Desert near 80 degrees

AT THE COAST:

Expect the surf to remain 3 to 5 feet with a high risk of rip currents through Wednesday.

Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.
Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.

The low pressure system will move a little more east by Tuesday. This will lead to the more favorable location for showers and isolated storms in the mountains and along the foothills. By Wednesday, the journey east will continue and we'll be even drier across the county. A weak ridge of high pressure will build in for us. This will lead to afternoon sunshine and widespread 70s for peak temperatures. 

Over the weekend, stronger onshore flow will prompt cloudier and cooler conditions with a westerly breeze picking up. The strongest winds will favor the mountains and desert. When it comes to rain, chances will be elevated along, and west of the mountains. More details in the days ahead.

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Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.
Credit: KFMB-TV Weather Dept.

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