Weather
Decent weather expected Wednesday when San Diego County Fair begins run in Del Mar
The marine layer is expected to burn off Wednesday, in time for the fair opening.
Thunder and lightning likely to hit San Diego County on Tuesday night
Forecasters say people should seek shelter immediately if they either see lightning or hear thunder.
What’s in a name? Hurricane season has begun and here are the storm names for 2025
The list of 2025 Atlantic hurricane storm names has only one new name since the...
Wild winds, heavy rain, urban flooding, nightmare commutes: What to expect from Thursday’s storm
If you're able to work from home Thursday, you should. Friday, too.The polar jet stream...
‘It feels like we are abandoned’: As city cleans up from one storm and prepares for another, Southcrest residents remain frustrated
Residents in Southcrest awoke on Monday morning to tow trucks hauling away vehicles parked on...
Pacific storm could drop 2.5 inches of rain across San Diego County later this week, possibly triggering more flooding
A cold Pacific storm will drop 2 to 2.5 inches of rain across much of...
What San Diego is – and isn’t – doing to fix its ‘failing’ stormwater system
When flash flood waters swept into homes and businesses near Chollas Creek last week, not...
San Diego will enjoy summer-like weather this weekend – but potentially damaging storms might come late next week
Warm Santa Ana winds will dry the landscape a bit this weekend following Monday's historic...
Does your San Diego homeowners insurance cover flooding, storm damage?
When a once-in-a-century storm struck San Diego County this week, inundating homes, businesses and roads...
Why Monday’s rain storm was so ferocious – and so unexpected
The beastly storm that caused dangerous flooding around San Diego County Monday was an anomaly...
Here’s how much rain fell around San Diego County – and which 8 cities broke records
Monday's unexpectedly powerful storm set new rainfall records for Jan. 22 in eight San Diego...
Widespread flooding from rare, explosive rain event prompts dozens of rescues, destroys homes, snarls travel
A huge pool of Pacific moisture unleashed explosive rain on San Diego County Monday, flooding...
The first of two tightly spaced Pacific storms will hit San Diego Saturday, along with a fresh round of heavy surf
An unusual weather pattern could drop 1.8 to 3 inches of rain across San Diego...
Cold temperatures could bring frost to inland San Diego County, as king tides and high surf smack the coast
Strong winds that raked much of San Diego County were dying down Thursday evening, giving...
High winds and rain expected to rock San Diego’s coast and mountains
San Diego County was bracing for a winter storm Saturday with high winds, rain and...
Double whammy of cold and fierce winds will chill San Diego County this weekend
The chill is familiar by now, but much of San Diego County will feel it...
San Diego headed for a cold snap and another round of big, potentially damaging surf
A pair of weak storms out of the Gulf of Alaska will turn San Diego...
Huge surf slams San Diego coast; light rain expected across the county Saturday and on New Year’s Eve
One of the largest swells of the year slammed San Diego County beaches Friday, throwing...
A tropical storm, a giant snow dump, a month without sunshine: Reliving San Diego’s ‘weird’ year of weather
San Diego markets itself as the land of endless warmth and sunshine. That seems like...
Waves up to 15 feet high expected to slam San Diego County coast as new storm approaches
A pair of major swells will produce 9-to-12-foot waves, with occasional sets to 15 feet,...
As wild weather moves east, San Diego County prepares for a cool, dry Christmas holiday
The spectacular electrical storm that woke people up late Thursday and early Friday across San...
Lightning could hit San Diego County Wednesday and Thursday. Here’s how to avoid getting hurt
The National Weather Service says an unstable Pacific storm could produce lightning west of the...
Storm that clobbered Ventura County will reach San Diego by midnight and drench the region well into Friday afternoon
A slow-moving storm that caused widespread flooding Thursday in Ventura County will reach San Diego...
Big, slow, long-lasting storm could drop 1 to 3 inches of rain at coast this week and produce lightning and powerful waves
SAN DIEGO — San Diego County's coast and inland valleys could receive 1 to 3 inches...
Warm Santa Ana winds are moving in – but they’ll be replaced next week by cool weather and showers
Santa Ana winds will shoot through San Diego County for the next few days, pushing...
Santa Ana winds will hit this weekend, extending what could be a long dry spell in San Diego County
Santa Ana winds will sweep into eastern San Diego County this weekend, extending what could...
Big waves, treacherous rip currents will slam San Diego County beaches through Friday
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach advisory that will be in effect...
Warmer, drier weather settles in across San Diego County as a weak Pacific storm exits to the east
San Diego County will be dry and significantly warmer through late next week as Pacific...
San Diego County could be fairly dry into late December. Or longer. So where’s the El Nino?
San Diego County has fallen behind in seasonal rainfall. A weak storm could bring a...
Keep a coat handy on Thursday. Thanksgiving Day will be crisp, cool and maybe a little bit wet
Planning to use a fireplace on Thursday? Have plenty of logs ready. Shifting winds are...
Lash down the lawn furniture. Santa Ana winds will whip through San Diego County into Tuesday afternoon
Dry Santa Ana winds whipped into San Diego County Monday and will last well into...
Pacific storm unexpectedly changes path and will largely miss San Diego County this weekend
A Pacific storm that was expected to drench San Diego County late Friday and early...
Lightning arcs through the skies of San Diego County as the first storm of autumn crackles ashore
The first of two back-to-back storms arrived with a loud crackle Wednesday as lightning spread...
First storms of autumn will dump up to 1 inch of rain across San Diego County starting Wednesday
A weak Pacific storm will blow ashore Wednesday in San Diego County and be followed...
Beware of flying dust today along eastern Interstate 8 in San Diego County
Moderate Santa Ana winds will whip through inland San Diego County on Thursday, kicking up...
Santa Ana winds will make this week warm and dry – but significant rain could follow
Santa Ana winds will produce warm, dry weather Wednesday through Sunday across San Diego County,...
Dense fog might delay flights today at San Diego International Airport
Fog is expected to move ashore along most of the San Diego County coastline before...
You’re not dreaming. It was quite cold in San Diego overnight – and it could be nearly as cool Wednesday
For the second straight day, temperatures dropped were 10 to 15 degrees below average in...
Santa Ana winds will stoke wildfire threat through Tuesday morning, then ease for Halloween
The Santa Ana winds that helped spread small wildfires on Sunday will continue into early...
The Navy honors civil rights legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, launching a huge ship bearing his name
With unexpected drama, a massive Navy fuel ship was launched into San Diego Bay Saturday...
Santa Ana winds will stoke wildfire danger and send dust flying starting this weekend
Sporadic Santa Ana winds will gust through parts of San Diego County from late Saturday...
A beast like the 2003 Cedar fire might not be as deadly today: ‘The technology we have now is fantastic’
In San Diego County's backcountry, few things are more unwelcome than strong Santa Ana winds...
Toasty temps forecast for Thursday and then cooling
Fall weather — not just yet. In fact, Thursday is going to be downright hot.The...
Cooler, damper, cloudier weather will spread across San Diego County much of this weekend
The winds will blow onshore much of this weekend along the San Diego County coastline,...
First Santa Ana winds of fall will send temperatures soaring, but wildfire risk will remain low
The first Santa Ana winds of autumn will help send temperatures into the mid-80s at...
The calendar says autumn. But San Diego is about to have a summer heat wave
Last weekend was so chilly that people dug sweaters out of their closets. The latter...
Wettest, wildest, weirdest rainy season in nearly 20 years comes to end in San Diego County
From the backcountry of Campo to the back roads of Ramona, firefighters were ready to...
Grab a sweater. A cool, damp, windy weekend is ahead for San Diego County
A trough off the Pacific Northwest will sink into San Diego County this weekend and...
An atmospheric river will drench Northern California early this week – but entirely miss greater San Diego
An atmospheric river will bring significant rain to Northern California Monday and Tuesday but entirely...
Expect cooler weather this week as San Diego prepares for start of fall on Saturday
San Diego County's hot, sticky summer will give way to a crisp start to fall...
Ah, finally, the icky-sticky humidity we’ve been having is moving on
The autumnal equinox is still 11 days away. But a touch of fall will settle...
Temperatures will hit 80s this weekend in many of San Diego County’s coastal cities
San Diego County will experience another brief heat wave this weekend with temperatures rising into...
A category 5 hurricane is churning below the tip of Baja California
A rapidly growing hurricane named Jova has reached Category 5 status below the southern tip...
Unseasonably cool weather expected across San Diego County over Labor Day weekend
San Diego County's weather will turn unseasonably cool over the Labor Day weekend and drizzle...
Have plans to fly to Florida? Tropical Storm Idalia could reroute your trip
Travelers who have plans to fly from San Diego International Airport to Florida on Tuesday...
Here’s how hot it got Monday in nearly 30 San Diego County communities
San Diego County is in the midst of a brief heat wave that produced really...
Apple picking season on track for success in Julian, even in Hilary’s aftermath
As Southern California transitions into its version of autumn each year, San Diegans are prompted...
SeaWorld expands its ‘rain-check’ ticket policy to protect visitors affected by extreme weather
Don’t let the weather get you down. SeaWorld has expanded its ticket policy that allows...
Wildfire season won’t be significantly delayed by the heavy rain San Diego County received from Hilary
Tropical Storm Hilary produced some of the heaviest rains ever recorded across San Diego County...
Now that’s a flood
Hilary brought some wild weather, but nothing like what locals saw in January 1916. This...
Hilary was wet and blustery in San Diego, but West Coast conditions caused her to ‘collapse’
A day after Hilary became the first tropical storm since 1930 to directly hit San...
San Diegans take stock of initial damage as historic storm moves through region
SAN DIEGO — The wind and heavy rain that Tropical Storm Hilary brought to San Diego Sunday...
Tropical Storm Hilary leaves mudslides, power outages and canceled flights in her wake
Tropical storm Hilary left an indelible impression on San Diego County, toppling trees, shifting boulders,...
Hilary moves north past San Diego in a wet, blustery exit
A steadfast tropical storm named Hilary left an indelible impression on San Diego County Sunday,...
From alerts to sandbags, how to prepare for Hilary
As Hilary heads closer to Southern California, here are some things you can do to...
San Diego, Baja California hunker down as Hilary barrels in
SAN DIEGO — The persistent challenge of moving homeless people off the streets of San Diego took...
San Diego will get hit Sunday by the type of storm few Southern Californians have ever seen
A tropical storm that formed off Mexico less than a week ago and turned into...
Navy sends about 10 warships to sea to minimize damage in San Diego Bay from Hilary
The Navy sent about 10 warships out to sea on Saturday to make it easier...
As Hilary barrels toward San Diego, officials scramble to prepare for torrential rain, flooding, damage
SAN DIEGO — Local officials were scrambling Friday to prepare for Sunday’s arrival of Hurricane Hilary, which...
Flights, parks, schools, zoos, theater and concerts: Here’s what’s closed or canceled in San Diego due to Hilary
Hurricane Hilary is expected to turn into a tropical storm and bring torrential rain and...
Smokey Robinson’s Saturday Pala show moving indoors; San Diego Symphony cancels Sunday concert due to storm
Some San Diego area concert promoters are taking a wait-and-see approach to determine if possible...
Forecasters say Hilary could produce ‘potentially catastrophic’ flooding across San Diego County this weekend
San Diego County will be under a tropical storm warning for the first time in...
Hilary will produce heavy rain, wild winds and widespread flooding in San Diego, weather service says
Hilary is "highly likely" to come within 100 miles of San Diego as a tropical...
Hurricane might come unusually close to Southern California, bringing heavy rain, high winds and heat
Federal forecasters said Wednesday it is appearing increasingly likely that a hurricane will form off...
San Diego utility customers: Be ready for a Flex Alert this week
An anticipated heat wave across the West may lead the California Independent System Operator to...
Hurricane Fernanda will produce elevated surf and rip currents at northern San Diego County beaches
San Diego County's northern-most beaches will receive elevated surf and a spike in rip currents...
Remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene will bring scattered showers across San Diego
Remnants of Tropical Storm Eugene will flow across San Diego County on Wednesday and Thursday,...
Tropical Storm Eugene might trigger thunderstorms in San Diego County later this week
A tropical storm that's churning west of Baja California could throw off enough moisture to...
The sticky monsoon is gone, but you can still expect a hot weekend across San Diego County
Warm air from Texas and Mexico will flow into San Diego County this weekend, pushing...
July was the ninth straight month of below-average temperatures in San Diego
The average monthly temperature in July was below average for the ninth straight month, something...
Waves along parts of California coast are getting bigger and badder due to climate change, new study says
The average height of winter waves along parts of the California coast has increased by...
Heat records are falling worldwide, but most Californians have been spared
Perhaps you saw the news that July is shaping up to be Earth’s hottest month...
High humidity and chance of thunderstorms will last through Tuesday across San Diego County
The monsoon whipped up a dust storm Monday in Borrego Springs and sparked lightning in...
Monsoon could bring showers, lightning and high humidity to all of San Diego County on Monday
San Diego County could get hit by isolated thunder and lightning on Monday and possibly...
A Union-Tribune reader says Del Mar is the county’s coldest beach city. Is he right?
We asked Union-Tribune readers for your weather questions, and you obliged. Robert West sent us...
‘Heat dome’ to sizzle San Diego for a few more days before shifting east
San Diego County will continue to bake under a high-pressure "heat dome" that has settled...
San Diego County’s hot spell will be deepened this weekend by humid air from Mexico
San Diego County's long hot spell will be deepened this weekend by the arrival of...
No access to air conditioning during the heat wave? Here’s where you can cool off
A blistering heat wave that has settled over the region is expected to linger for...
San Diego County desert temps could soar to 120 by Thursday
An excessive heat warning has been issued today for San Diego County deserts with dangerously...
750,000 San Diego County residents will be under an excessive heat warning for the next three days
The roughly 750,000 people who live east of Interstate 15 in San Diego County will...
As heat wave starts to bake San Diego, how will the state’s electric grid hold up?
A scorching heat wave bearing down on San Diego County will cover most of California...
Heat wave could push temperature close to 120 degrees Sunday in San Diego County deserts
The heat wave that began to grip San Diego County this week could intensify enough...
Attention, all San Diego weather geeks. Got a question? I’ll try to answer it.
I can't calculate fractions and can barely conjugate verbs. But I know the difference between...
A long, ‘dangerously hot’ heat wave will settle over inland San Diego County starting Monday
A "dangerously hot" heat wave that could last up to two weeks will begin to...
June was the eighth straight month of below-average temperatures in San Diego
The average monthly temperature in San Diego in June was below average for the eighth...
What Tuesday’s weather means for viewing Fourth of July fireworks across San Diego County
The skies won't be as clear as forecasters initially expected along the coast, but the...
Sick, disoriented and aggressive sea lions are washing ashore. Here’s why, and here’s how San Diegans can help
Algae blooming along the California coast — so toxic that it’s causing fatal brain damage...
The highest temperatures of the year will bake much of San Diego County this weekend
San Diego County will experience the highest temperatures so far this year Saturday through Monday,...
Be cool: As summer settles in, San Diego public health officials want to make sure you are safe
As summer takes root and daytime temperatures climb higher across the region, San Diego County...
Strong winds, low humidity will raise wildfire fire risk in eastern San Diego County through Monday
The National Weather Service says the risk of wildfires will rise in the eastern stretches...
Grab a beach towel. A blissful summer is expected to follow San Diego’s cool, drab spring.
A cold, drab spring gave way to a warm, sunny start to summer Wednesday across...
Weather to turn warmer, sunnier in time for Padres homestand, UC San Diego graduation
The unseasonably cool, cloudy weather that most of San Diego County has experienced for months...
Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Nino is only partly to blame
In a world of worsening climate extremes, a single red line has caught many people's...