The first round of a double-header spell of stormy late-winter weather delivered diminishing showers across the San Diego area Wednesday in advance of wetter and colder conditions expected toward the end of the workweek.
Over the 24-hour span ending late Wednesday afternoon, bands of dark clouds out of the Eastern Pacific shed anywhere from a few one-hundredths to nearly three-fifths of an inch of rain across the county, the National Weather Service reported.
Among the 24-hour precipitation readings as of 4 p.m., according to the NWS, were 0.56 of an inch at Oceanside Harbor; 0.51 at San Diego International Airport; 0.4 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar; 0.38 at Lake Cuyamaca and in La Mesa; 0.37 in El Cajon; 0.36 on Mount Laguna and in San Pasqual Valley; 0.34 in Rancho San Diego; 0.33 in Lemon Grove; and 0.31 in Carlsbad, National City, Santee and Valley Center.
Other moisture tallies for the period included 0.29 of an inch in Poway; 0.27 in Del Mar, Encinitas, Julian and Vista; 0.26 in Fallbrook; 0.24 in Chula Vista and Ramona; 0.22 in San Marcos; 0.21 in Rancho Bernardo; 0.2 in Escondido; 0.17 in Alpine; 0.1 in Ocotillo Wells; and 0.03 in Borrego Springs.
The showers were expected to continue dwindling Wednesday evening prior to the onset of heavier rain and mountain snowfall 3 to 5 inches deep on Thursday, courtesy of a second unsettled atmospheric system, this one out of the Gulf of Alaska, meteorologists advised.
An NWS flood watch will be in effect from Wednesday evening through at least Thursday afternoon for local coastal areas, mountains, valleys and foothills, including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Julian, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee and Vista.
Sandbags were available in limited amounts to the public at 11 recreation centers centrally located in each San Diego City Council district. The county and Cal Fire, for their part, were providing free bags and sand at numerous fire stations for residents of unincorporated areas.
Cooling temperatures were expected through the rest of the workweek, with highs in downtown San Diego only reaching the upper 50s Thursday and Friday. In the deserts, thermometer readings should climb no higher than the low-60s to mid-70s on those days, and in the mountains the daily highs are expected to top out in the 40s.
A wind advisory will be in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to at least 5 a.m. Friday for county deserts accompanied by a winter storm watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning for county mountains.
Additionally, a small-craft advisory will be in effect from 10 p.m. Wednesday to early Friday for coastal waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican border and out to 30 nautical miles from San Mateo Point to the Mexican border extending 30 to 60 nautical miles out, including San Clemente Island.
Thursday’s San Diego-area surf forecast includes a high-risk rip current, with surf from 4 to 6 feet, sets to 7 feet, slight chance of a potential thunderstorm and mixed swell from 260 and 220 degrees.
Marine forecasters said the incoming second storm could initially bring strong south winds 15 to 25 knots, with gusts to 30 knots. The winds may switch to the west to northwest 20 to 30 knots, with gusts close to gale force Thursday and expects to continue until late Thursday night.
Gradually clearing skies with a possibility of scattered light showers should prevail over the weekend, followed by a chance of more wet weather across the county next workweek, according to forecasters.
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