We had record-high temperatures across portions of the county Thursday, with most daytime highs in the coastal and valley communities in the mid- to upper 80s. The hottest daytime high in the county and across the nation was registered in Santee, at 91 degrees.
Mid- to high-level clouds are blanketing San Diego County this morning, but dense fog is not an issue for the Friday morning commute. Morning lows are a little milder and from the low to upper 50s for most areas west of the mountains.
Daytime highs will be noticeably cooler today after a very warm Thursday, so today will feel much different west of the mountains.
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A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT will be in place through 10 p.m. Friday due to elevated surf along our coastline. Wave heights will be from 4-7 ft. with local sets up to 8 ft. Plus, rip current risk remains at a higher level as well.
Winds will shift onshore this weekend bringing gusty conditions to the desert region. Sustaining winds over the weekend will range from 20-30mph with gusts near 50+mph.
A series of low-pressure systems brings chances from late Friday night through the middle of next week. The first storm will be weak with little moisture only expected to bring us a chance of light rain. the biggest impact will be much cooler temperatures and gusty westerly winds across the desert and mountain slopes.
The second storm system will bring us a chance of more widespread light to moderate rainfall Sunday into Monday. The third storm system coming in sometime around Wednesday or Thursday could be wetter with a possible atmospheric river associated with it. Stay tuned for additional updates as we continue to track these potential storms.
FRIDAY:
- COAST: partly sunny - mid to upper 60s
- VALLEYS: mostly sunny - mid to low 70s
- MTNS: mostly sunny - mid to low 60s
- DESERTS: mostly sunny - low 80s
