Just Like Clockwork, a Preview of Summertime

The first weekend of April will bring the end of Daylight Saving Time along with sunshine and pleasant temperatures, forecasters said Thursday.

“We are going into a drying trend,” said Wilbur Shigehara, chief forecaster for the National Weather Service in San Diego.

The sunny weather is expected to last for a week, temporarily ending this year’s El Nino-inspired rainy season.

“The El Nino is taking a breather,” Shigehara said.

The beaches this weekend will offer sunny skies and high temperatures between 63 and 69 degrees, and a water temperature of 62, according to Shigehara.

The coastal area, including downtown, will have highs between 67 and 72 degrees and lows in the 50s this weekend, he said.

The high temperatures in the inland areas will be near 73 degrees, with the low about 53.

The mountains will have partly cloudy skies today, but will sparkle with sunshine Saturday and Sunday, Shigehara said. The highs will be in the 50s this weekend, and the lows will be between 35 and 45.

The weather should also be nice in the desert, where the high temperature will be between 75 and 80 degrees and the low temperature near 56, Shigehara predicted.

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks should be set one hour ahead.

April normally provides San Diego County with a preview of summer and a review of winter, Shigehara said. Of the month’s 30 days, usually 10 are sunny, 10 are cloudy and 10 are partly cloudy, he said.

April has an average total rainfall of only 1.4 inches, Shigehara said. The San Diego area has received 12.82 inches of rain this season, according to the weather service. That is 4.5 inches above normal.