According to recent weather forecasts, San Diego is seeing a string of warm and sunny days, with some scattered fog expected during the night and early morning hours. The National Weather Service reported "high temperatures a few to around 5 degrees above average," for the coast, valleys, and desert regions during this holiday week. Particularly for today, highs for the coast and valleys are expected in the mid-60s to around 70, while the mountains should dwell mostly in the 50s at elevations from 4500 to 7000 feet, according to NWS San Diego.
Forecast discussions from meteorologists give some insight, noting that "high pressure aloft over the western states today will bring warming." They anticipate the current conditions—a few degrees warmer than Sunday, near to around 5 degrees above average—to persist through Thursday, with the usual seasonal cool nights. Showing high confidence, the marine forecast indicates combined seas reaching 9-11 feet in the outer waters come Thursday through Saturday, suggesting that some aquatic excitement is on the cards. Drops in temperatures and possible showers might play spoilsport starting late Friday into Saturday due to an approaching low-pressure system moving inland through California, handing over a cozier, more reflective end to the week, as reported by weather officials.
Residents and visitors in San Diego enjoyed a pleasant Christmas Day with patchy morning fog giving way to mostly sunny skies and light winds, reaching a high near 67 degrees. The pattern of nighttime fog is expected to continue with mostly cloudy evenings bringing temperatures down to around 50 degrees before clearing up each following day, as per the detailed forecast provided by the National Weather Service. Coming Tuesday and Wednesday, similar trends continue with calm winds and highs hovering around the mid-60s and lows in the low 50s, complemented by patchy fog lifting by mid-morning each day. The full local forecast can be found at the National Weather Service site.
As San Diegans ride these gentle waves of benign weather, it seems that post-Christmas reprieve is to be short-lived. The looming low-pressure system might dampen spirits and weekend plans, with a slight chance of showers forecasted to close out the final days of 2023.
