Cooler, Cloudier Weekend, With No Rain, Is Forecast

The Santa Ana condition that brought warm days to San Diego this week will begin giving way today to slightly lower temperatures and high-level clouds for the weekend, but no rain is in sight.

A dissipating storm headed here from Hawaii will bring the cooling trend, National Weather Service forecaster Wilbur Shigehara said. A dry cold front from the Gulf of Alaska scheduled to arrive Sunday is also expected to keep temperatures down.

“Clouds coming in today will be a harbinger,” Shigehara said. “It’s been a pleasant week. This weekend the temperatures will start to cool down, with variable cloudiness. The Indian summer weather we’ve had has been enough to dry things out again. It might look threatening at times, but (rain) is doubtful.”

Temperatures for the coastal region are expected to range from 72 to 76 today, dropping to 69 to 74 Saturday and 67 to 70 on Sunday. Nighttime coastal temperatures are to range from 43 to 50.

Inland areas will remain warm over the weekend, with temperatures of 75 to 81 today, according to the forecast. Highs are expected to range from 74 to 78 Saturday, 72 to 77 Sunday. Lows will reach 35 to 43 tonight, 33 to 43 Saturday.

Mountain highs today will be between 55 and 60. Weekend highs of 50 to 55 are expected, with lows tonight of 28 to 35, and 25 to 30 Saturday. Desert highs will be between 80 and 85, dropping 2 to 3 degrees a day as the weekend progresses.