San Diegans braced themselves for a marked change in weather as the National Weather Service San Diego forecasted cooler temperatures and strong winds across the region. According to the NWS forecast, coastal areas should expect highs in the mid-60s to the lower 70s, with the valleys and high desert areas seeing 70s and the low desert in the 90s. Residents in mountainous regions and desert slopes were warned to anticipate especially robust gusts reaching 45-55 mph, with the possibility of winds up to 60 mph through certain passes.
Along with the dip in mercury, strong westerly winds have picked up momentum in the mountains and deserts, part of a significant cooling trend that began Monday and persisted into Tuesday. While escalating winds tuned to gusts exceeding 40 mph through several mountain passes, the descent into cooler climes has been almost as palpable, with weekend high temperatures in the valleys dropping nearly 35 degrees. This cooling was starkly contrasted by record heats experienced just the previous weekend.
, according to NWS discussions, the marine layer is expected to deepen, leading to conditions ripe for patchy drizzle across coastal basins and even light showers likely in the foothills. Although precipitation is forecasted to be negligible, isolated areas in the foothills might receive up to 0.20 inches. The weather disturbances are attributed to a trough of low pressure diving down the coast and amplifying through the West, altering weather patterns for the next weekend…