San Diego residents can expect a seesaw in temperatures this week, with some relief from the heat. After a slightly warm Monday, temperatures are projected to dip below average midweek before rising again over the weekend. NWS San Diego reported a late-week possibility of looming monsoonal showers, especially for the mountainous areas and the high desert.
On Tuesday, the temperature will cool down, with the marine layer contributing to cloud coverage that will see highs ranging from around 70 near the coast to up to the mid-80s to upper 90s for the Inland Empire, and a scorching 110 to 114 for the lower deserts, a forecast discussion by NWS San Diego detailed high temperatures for today will range from around 70 near the coast to the mid 80s to upper 90s for the Inland Empire with 110 to 114 for the lower deserts. The cooling trend will continue through Wednesday, when temperatures could be as much as 8 to 12 degrees below average for valleys. High temperatures on Wednesday will range from around 70 near the coast to the 80s to around 90 for the Inland Empire, with 104 to 108 for the lower deserts, as per the Area Forecast Discussion by the National Weather Service San Diego.
But from Thursday to Friday, the weather narrative will shift as a weak upper-level low-pressure system moves northwards from Baja, increasing the monsoonal moisture and chances for showers, particularly in the mountainous areas and desert regions, the chances for mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms primarily for the mountains and high desert on Thursday and Friday with the greater chances on Friday, the NWS San Diego predicts. While "a 60% chance of cigs continuing along the immediate coast of southern Orange County and San Diego County through today," evening coastal clouds are expected to roll in each night.
