A storm system known better a "bomb cyclone" hit the West Coast on Tuesday, resulting in two deaths, power outages for hundreds of thousands (mostly around the Seattle area), bringing heavy rain, landslides and flooding to much of Northern California into Friday— and is moving down the coast into Southern California this weekend. But what effects, if any, are expected in San Diego County?
A "bomb cyclone" happens when a cyclone strengthens quickly within a short amount of time. This one barreled towards the Pacific Northwest this week, sending trees down onto roads, vehicles and homes.
While we will see some moisture this weekend, "don't expect anything like the rain we've seen to our north," summed up NBC 7 meteorologist Greg Bledsoe.
Saturday weather
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Expect another mostly sunny Saturday for the first half of the day with very similar temperatures to what we've been seeing, according to Bledsoe.
The atmospheric river will move south into SoCal late Saturday, but it will lose a lot of power along the way, Bledsoe said. As we head into Saturday afternoon, we will start to see more clouds forming overhead as the storm approaches San Diego County.
"We shouldn't expect much rain down here," Bledsoe said. Rain chances begin Saturday night into Sunday morning, but will be light at best.
"We can expect rain to begin late afternoon Saturday through sunrise," said NBC 7 meteorologist Angelica Campos.
Rain totals here in San Diego will be well under a 0.10 inches. Winds will be picking up in the mountains and deserts, ranging from 25 to 30 mph Saturday afternoon until about 5 a.m., according to Campos.
SATURDAY RAINFALL EXPECTATIONS:
- Coast: <.10”
- Valley: <.10”
- Mountain: <.20”
- Desert: .00”
- Snow levels stay high: 7k-7500k
Sunday weather
"While we may not get much rain out of this storm, we should see more clouds, and cooler temperatures by Sunday, plus gusty onshore winds for the mountains," Bledsoe said.
Sunday's temperatures trend about 5 degrees below normal trending in the low 60s near the coast, and mid 60s in our valleys. Clouds and sun will mix, gusty winds over the mountains will taper off Sunday evening.
Looking into the week of Thanksgiving, we stay dry into Monday, but patchy fog could reduce visibility. We'll be monitoring another storm system with a chance for light rain Tuesday night through Wednesday. It looks like rain totals will stay on the lighter side again.
Thanksgiving Day weather in San Diego County
We dry out in time for Thanksgiving, but we will be in between storms with partly to mostly cloudy skies, said Campos.
