San Francisco is set to experience a dramatic swing in temperatures the next two days as a brief, yet record-setting March warm spell comes to an abrupt end.
Tuesday will make another run at 80 degrees in San Francisco — specifically, at the city’s official weather station in Duboce Triangle — nearly 20 degrees above average for late March. But temperatures will crash to the low 60s Wednesday as ocean-chilled winds pick up and introduce a chance of drizzle to the forecast.
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Before Wednesday’s cooldown, Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day since October for nearly the entire Bay Area. Inland cities, including Oakland, should reach the 80s, but the forecast is trickier along the immediate coast.
Winds are expected to be light at the beaches in the morning, but a weak sea breeze will pick up in the afternoon. This breeze is expected to hold off until 2 or 3 p.m., meaning Half Moon Bay and Pacifica should again reach the upper 70s to low 80s, but an early arrival would keep the coast in the 60s to low 70s…