Time to bust out the cold weather shorts and tshirts here in San Diego... The weather is a changing! San Diego County Coastal Areas Special Weather Statement in effect COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY THEN MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES MUCH COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE MID 50S TO MID 60S FOR THE COAST AND VALLEYS MID 30S TO MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS 60S IN THE UPPER DESERTS AND 70S IN THE LOWER DESERTS. SLIGHTLY WARMER FOR THURSDAY. WINDS STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND ONE TENTH TO LOCALLY ONE QUARTER INCH NEAR THE COAST TO ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH MOSTLY ONE TENTH INCH OR LESS IN THE DESERTS. BANDS OF HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD CAUSE LOCAL MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WEDNESDAY EVENING IN RECENT BURN AREAS. SNOWFALL THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET AND AROUND A HALF A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS MAINLY ABOVE 7500 FEET.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:52:36 +0000
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