No Rain--or Sun--Forecast for Weekend

No rain is in the weekend forecast, but clouds and cool breezes will conspire to keep the weather cool until Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in San Diego.

“It may not be the best weather for outdoor activities,” meteorologist Wilbur Shigehara said.

The storms blowing in from the Gulf of Alaska will fall apart before they reach San Diego, but the cool, Alaskan air and heavy clouds will cast a pall over the county, he said.

“That’s why we’ve been getting drizzle in the morning while the clouds are thickest,” Shigehara said.

With all the parades and sailing activities planned for the weekend, “we’ll have to keep our fingers crossed, but no rain is forecast for the weekend,” he said.

As a high-pressure system begins to assert itself, skies will begin clearing Sunday, and temperatures will slowly rise, he said. “When we come back to work Monday, it will be more pleasant.”

Today and Saturday, the sun will stay hidden behind clouds for much of the day, and breezes will gust up to 20 m.p.h. at times along the coast and inland, Shigehara said.

A wind advisory has been posted for the mountains and deserts, with breezes up to 30 m.p.h., decreasing on Saturday.

Temperatures at the beaches will range from 59 to 63 today and Saturday, nudging up a bit on Sunday to 60 to 65. The air temperature closely corresponds to the water temperature that will hover around 61 degrees, Shigehara said. The surf will roll in at 3 feet in 11 second intervals.

In coastal and inland areas, temperatures are expected to hold steady at 63 to 68 today and Saturday, and increase slightly on Sunday. Coastal areas probably will see temperatures of 65 to 70 on Sunday and inland temperatures will jump to 67 to 73. Nighttime lows will dip to 52 to 58 along the coast, from 45 to 53 inland.

The mountains will be chilly, Shigehara said, with daytime temperatures of 48 to 58 through Sunday and nighttime temperatures approaching freezing.

The mercury in the desert will struggle to get into the 80s today and Saturday, ranging from 78 to 83, and rising a few degrees on Sunday, Shigehara said. Nighttime lows are expected to dip to 50 to 60.