Firefighters battled a wildfire in the inland mountains of Southern California on Friday as Santa Ana winds brought dry and unseasonably hot weather that heightened fire danger in a region where little rain has fallen this winter.
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A North Pacific storm did hit San Diego County on Nov. 6-7, dropping several inches of snow in the mountains and rain off to the west. But the fast-moving system largely skirted the city of San Diego, which is home to nearly half of the county’s 3.4 million people.
The dry weather pattern could end late Sunday or early Monday. Forecasters say a storm out of the North Pacific could drop from 0.25 inches to 0.50 inches of rain in greater San Diego, and higher amounts in the foothills and mountains.
The Santa Ana event that will begin on Wednesday will produce 15 to 25 mph winds across inland foothills and valleys, with gusts to 40 mph in some areas. There also could be isolated gusts to 60 mph in some of the mountain passes. The winds will fade Wednesday evening, but flicker anew early Thursday.
Parts of the county are on track to break records. Author: Shawn Styles (Weather) Updated: 7:22 PM PST December 14, 2020
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. If you thought it was hotter than usual in San Diego County this year, you would be right. It was a year of back-to-back-to-back heat waves in the summer lasting into the fall with record highs across the county.
News 8 spoke with Alex Tardy from the National Weather Service to see how hot 2020 is shaping up to be. For the entire county, at least half the county could be the warmest on record, said Tardy.
As the lead Meteorologist at the NWS, Tardy said Anza Borrego, Palomar Mountain and Escondido should break records.