A fast-moving storm blew through the San Diego area Friday, delivering light showers in advance of a warming period expected to kick in over the President’s Day weekend.
As of early afternoon, the bands of wet clouds had dropped anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch of rain across the county to nearly one-fifth of an inch in some areas along the coast, almost two-fifths in the inland valleys and close to a half-inch in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
As of 1 p.m., the highest local 12-hour moisture tally was 0.45 of an inch on Birch Hill, southeast of Palomar Mountain, the federal agency reported. Among other upper-end totals were 0.19 in Fallbrook; 0.36 in Goose Valley, near Ramona; and 0.41 in Pine Hills. The highest desert reading was 0.04, in San Felipe.
On Saturday, scattered, very light rains may continue in the mountains, and a NWS high-wind watch will be in effect from morning through evening in those high-altitude locales, as well as in the deserts.
The weather will be dry and feature a gradual warming trend beginning Sunday and continuing into the workweek, meteorologists said.
