Light-to-moderate showers and southwest winds are expected Saturday and Sunday in San Diego County, forecasters said.
The chance of measurable rain Saturday is 20%, according to the National Weather Service. The southwest winds of up to 10 mph will have gusts of up to 25 mph in the afternoon, the NWS reported.
Another weather system will be approaching the region this weekend bringing periods of heavier showers and elevated southerly winds, according to the NWS, which added the wet weather pattern is expected to remain active with chances for showers across the region through Thursday. That will be followed by drier and warmer weather by the end of next week.
“There is a beach hazard warning for minor coastal flooding in low- lying, flood-prone area for high King Tides expected to peak at 6 to 7 feet through the weekend and ending Monday morning,” said Chandler Price, an NWS forecaster.
Chandler said there will be a wet-weather pattern developing over the weekend that will persist into Monday. “We’re going to have several waves of pretty light showers moving through with one wave expected late tonight or early-morning on Saturday bringing light, off-and-on showers,” he said. “Then there will be a little break after that on Saturday, with an another wave of rain expected to come in Saturday night lingering through Sunday.”
Saturday is expected to be cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon with highs ranging from 65 to 68 with southerly winds at 10 mph becoming light in the evening. There will be a 50% chance of rain Saturday, the NWS stated.
On Sunday, coastal San Diego is expected to become mostly cloudy during the day with a chance of showers with highs of 64 to 68. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms, then showers likely overnight with locally heavy rainfall possible overnight. Lows Sunday night along the coast will range from 51 to 55.
The NWS stated that San Diego County valleys Saturday will be cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon with highs of 66 to 69 in the western valleys, and 62 to 67 near the foothills. On Sunday the valleys will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and highs of 65 to 68 in the western valleys, and 60 to 65 near the foothills. There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday night, the NWS stated.
— City News Service
