The first of two low pressure systems that will bring much-needed precipitation to the state is approaching the Northern California coast. Impacts in San Diego could start as early as Friday night. Rain should be light. Second system late Saturday should be colder & stronger. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
We had 360 degrees of color this morning in inland North County. Sean Peer sends this pic from Escondido. Cooler today. Highs in the valleys should be in the 70s after days in the 80s. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Here's the weather service's precipitation odds for the coming weekend storm. San Diego hasn't recorded any measurable rain since Feb. 19. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Low clouds have chopped off the top of the hill behind our inland North County home this morning. … The weather service now has rain starting in some spots late Friday, but the bulk should fall after midnight. A half inch in the valleys is possible by Sunday. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Dry AND hot: San Diego will hit 50 days without measurable rain Thursday. Only once since 1857 has it gone this long without rain in late winter/early spring: 1972, when the streak ran 67 days. But March '72 was cooler than normal. This March was the 2nd hottest on record. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Some fairly thick high clouds this morning should help keep the highs down a few degrees today. No rain is expected. But rain is looking pretty certain on Saturday, when thunderstorms are also possible, says the weather service. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Its a beautiful afternoon for baseball at Petco before the Pads face the Giants in the series finale. Some scattered, puffy cumulus but mostly clear, a light breeze and 70 degrees. #CAwx #sandiegoweather #Padres
Rainfall totals as of 5 a.m. San Diego got only a trace. Much more rain in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The weather service says we can expect it to stay cool today and Thursday, but then it warms back up Friday. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
The weather service has upped the odds of San Diego County getting some rain through Wednesday. The potential amounts are also a little greater, but most spots still can expect less than a tenth of an inch of rain. Meager, but it's more than many places have seen in a month. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
April showers? After our super dry March, it would be nice to start April with ANY amount of rain. A low pressure system will be moving through the area tonight. But if the rain happens at all, it will likely be just a couple of hundredths of an inch. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
With all the record-obliterating weather this month across the globe, how does San Diego's weird March rank? It ends up the 2nd hottest on record & tied for the driest. It's one of only 7 Marches in city history with no measurable rain. It's an unprecedented mix of hot & dry. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
After all the recent heat, was surprised to find the hillsides this morning at Escondido’s Daley Ranch still fairly green. Also pleasantly surprised to see this gorgeous 3-foot racer. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
We may get some absurd April heat, but it looks like we're FINALLY done with ridiculous March heat. Cooler Monday & Tuesday. Highs today: San Pasqual Valley, Escondido, 93; Santee, Valley Center, Poway, 91; El Cajon, 90. Borrego Springs hit 100, Ocotillo Wells 103. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
With just a couple of days left, it looks like a done deal that this will end up San Diego's second warmest March on record. Monthly records go back to 1872. Based on average temperature, which weighs both highs and lows, only March 2015 was warmer. Normal for March is 60.7. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
It’s a beautiful night for baseball at Petco before the Pads face the Tigers. No wind, 67 degrees, a few high clouds. #sandiegoweather #CAwx #Padres
A thin finger of fog creeps across Escondido’s Dixon Lake at sunrise this morning. Photo from Sean Peer. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Cirrus show this morning over inland North County. Finally had a near-normal night, with a low of 52. Last week the lows were around 60. The cooler start should help keep us in the 80s after 5 straight days of March Hotness in the 90s. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
This is likely to be the 2nd warmest or THE warmest March in San Diego history. Through Friday, the average temp this month (weighing highs & lows) has been 65.7°, 5.3° above normal. More heat is on tap. Only one other March since 1872 has averaged above 65°: 2015, at 66.6°. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Our historic, absurd hot spell isn't quite over yet. Saturday, while cooler, will still be far, far warmer than normal for late March. But today was the third straight day that many locations not only set daily records, they set records for the entire month of March. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Many locations in Southern California had their hottest March day in history on Wednesday. Those records lasted one day. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Not just daily records set today. Many spots, including some in San Diego County, recorded their highest temperature ever in the month of March. And we've got at least two more hot days coming. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Some sunrise color before the scorching starts here in inland North County. Daily record highs were set Monday in Ramona (89), Alpine (90) and El Cajon (93). More records are likely to fall today. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Had the AC checked? Not looking forward to the weather this week. Friday is expected to be the hottest day. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
This month is shaping up to be one of the hottest Marches if not THE hottest March in San Diego history. Through the first two weeks, the average temperature in the city has been 63.7°, which is 3.6° above normal. It will be even warmer for at least the next week. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Long, hot week: The extreme heat watch that covers western San Diego County runs from Monday morning through Friday evening. The weather service says temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of year. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
More heat, a tiny break, then more heat. Records were set Thursday in San Diego County, more are likely today then again early next week. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
We would be dreading the heat if it were summer, which doesn't start until June 21. Heck, we'd be wilting if it were spring, which doesn't start until 7:46 a.m. March 20. If the forecast is correct, on Friday San Diego will tie the March 13 record of 89°, set in 2015. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
Low pressure moving into Baja is throwing clouds over San Diego County this morning. The weather service says there’s a slight chance of showers this morning and again this afternoon. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
What a wild, weird weather week we're having. San Diego hit 89° today, and Chula Vista reached 91. That was warmer than the county's inland valleys. Monday is expected to be at least 20° cooler, and there's a chance of rain. On Thursday, forecasters expect a high of 90 in S.D. #sandiegoweather #CAwx
