Greg Bledsoe’s evening weather forecast for Feb. 9, 2024
As the storm continues to move through, scattered light showers are expected through Friday, with a dry weekend predicted.
Scattered light showers will continue from the coast to the mountains, decreasing Friday night and ending by early Saturday, the National Weather Service said. For Friday, rainfall could range from one-tenth to one-quarter inch near the coast to one-quarter to one-half inch in the mountains.
San Diego has had more rain in the past couple of days than it normally gets for the entire month of February, NBC 7's Meteorologist Greg Bledsoe said, despite February typically being the wettest month of the year. See rainfall totals, here.
In our mountains, the snow level will be around 4,000 feet with a few inches of additional snowfall mostly above 4,500 feet.
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For Friday, students at the following schools will have a delayed start time following two snow day closures.
- Mountain Empire Unified School District (Regular schedule)
- Julian Union High School District start time at 9:10 a.m.
- Julian Union Elementary School District start time at 9:20 a.m.
- Warner Unified School District start time at 9:30 a.m.
- Spencer Valley School District start time at 9 a.m.
Saturday will remain cool, but dry. A slow warm-up begins on Sunday and continues through the work week.
FRIDAY
- Coast: isolated AM showers - Highs in the upper 50s
- Inland: isolated AM showers - Highs in the mid to upper 50s
- Mountains: mix rain/snow, then drier highs mid to upper 30s
- Deserts: partly cloudy - highs low 60s
On Tuesday, sightings of spiraling clouds in the sky heading northeast over Chula Vista prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning -- a local rarity -- for parts of the South Bay and East County. As of 12:45 p.m., when the advisory expired, there were no reports of any twisters touching the ground, according to the federal agency.
Get the latest rainfall totals here
This past weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Southern California due to the predicted severity of the storm, which so far has been significantly more intense in areas north of San Diego County. The proclamation includes provisions authorizing a California National Guard response if needed, facilitating unemployment benefits for impacted residents and making it easier for out-of-state contractors and utilities to repair weather-related damage.
Storm resources
If you've been impacted by the storms, the city of San Diego has a Local Assistance Resource Center.
