Leslie Lopez Weather Discussion – Monday, December 29, 2014

It’s New Year’s week and it’s looking cold for San Diego. We are already below average temperatures for this time of year and we have further to drop.

A storm system from the Gulf of Alaska will be swinging down bringing with it a chance for light rain and snow. Its even possible it’ll be cold enough to bring snow levels down to 2,000ft. That means places like Alpine could see a dusting of snow between Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.

These cold temperatures will last most of the week. Our mountains could even feel below 0 degree temperatures while adding in the wind chill factor in the higher elevations.

Even though we will be chilly, the amount of rain and snow is looking modest. Not much expected. For the coast rain could reach .25 inches, less than .50″ Inland, and a little over .50″ for our local mountains. Not a huge deal. Just brace yourself for cold weather and bundle up.

7-day outlook issued by the National Weather Service as of 12pm Monday:

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET…

.REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 60 TO 65 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 56 TO 61 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 37 TO 45. LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 57 TO 62 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 51 TO 56 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS… SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. LOWS 37 TO 45. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY…SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 51 TO 56 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 42 TO 47 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. AREAS OF WINDS NORTH 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 26 TO 35.

.NEW YEARS DAY…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 53 TO 58 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 44 TO 49 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30 TO 38.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 56 TO 61 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 49 TO 54 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 42.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 61 TO 66 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 55 TO 60 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39 TO 46.

.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS 68 TO 73 IN THE WESTERN VALLEYS TO 63 TO 68 NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.