Warmer weather coming to region after cooling spell

Sunny skies with insufficient clouds are visible in this western view from Otay Mountain on a Saturday morning in January Courtesy UCSD HPWREN camera system Warmer weather is coming to San Diego County this week with patchier clouds to move in at night and in the morning for the coast forecasters explained Thursday Inland valley areas will see mostly sunny conditions through Saturday with highs in the mid- s to low- s and light wind Mountain areas will see a mix of sunny clear conditions this week and highs ranging in the low s according to the National Weather Utility Desert areas should expect doable triple-digit weather by Friday and through the weekend with a mix of clear and sunny conditions Coastal San Diego will be mostly sunny through Friday then partly cloudy over the weekend with highs in the mid- s through the week forecasters mentioned On Thursday downtown San Diego was expected to have a high near and sunny conditions by the afternoon The overnight low was expected to be around Friday s San Diego surf forecast includes a moderate-risk rip current with surf from to feet and mixed swell from and degrees A large low pressure system moving into California will bring a cooling trend for Sunday through Tuesday with Tuesday high temperatures as much as to degrees below average for the higher elevations in the mountains the NWS commented No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Monday