Dry and warmer weather was forecast Monday in San Diego County, but a storm will arrive later this week that will bring rain, snow and much colder temperatures, the National Weather Service said.
Highs on Monday will be 62 to 66 near the coast, 66 to 69 inland, 66 to 71 in the western valleys, 56 to 64 in the mountains and 71 to 74 in the deserts.
“Dry and warmer for today,” the weather service said, but “on Tuesday, cooling will spread inland,” and “into next weekend, it will be much colder with low snow levels, periods of strong gusty winds, and periods of showers with locally heavy rainfall and snowfall.”
Showers were expected mostly along and west of the mountains with the greatest amounts on the coastal slopes. The snow level will be near 6,000 feet Tuesday evening and fall to 2,000 to 2,500 feet on Wednesday.
High temperatures on Thursday and Friday could be 15 to 20 degrees below normal, with most lower elevations topping out around 50 degrees both days. Some locations in the San Diego valleys might not make it out of the 40s those days.
Updated at 7:40 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023
City News Service contributed to this article.