A storm that swirled to life in the Gulf of Alaska will through San Diego County Saturday and Sunday, dropping 0.25 to 1.25 inches of rain in various places and possibly 2 inches of snow in the mountains, the National Weather Service said.
“It looks like the heaviest rain will fall in the southern half of the county,” said Mark Moede, a weather service forecaster. “San Diego International Airport could get as much as 0.75 inches of rain.”
The storm is expected to arrive around midday Saturday and will produce rain on and off into Sunday night. There will be strong breezes along the coast during most of that period.
Temperatures also will be unseasonably low. San Diego’s daytime high will be in the 60-to-65-degree range Saturday and 58-to-63-degree range Sunday. The seasonal average is 67.
Forecasters say snow could fall as low at the 4,500-foot level starting Sunday, when the air is colder.
Since the rainy season began Oct. 1, the airport has recorded 10.43 inches of precipitation. That site averages 9.79 inches during the entire season, which extends from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.
