COLD, SPORADIC SHOWERS ACROSS COUNTY SEEN TODAY

You can close your umbrella but don’t put it away.

There will be sporadic showers across San Diego County today, adding to the torrential downpour that dropped 6.51 inches of rain on Palomar Mountain and 2 to 3 inches in many other areas between late Thursday and early Friday.

It’s also going to be cold Christmas. The National Weather Service says San Diego will top out at 59, which is 7 degrees below average. Chula Vista will also hit 59, while Escondido reaches 55 and

Julian rises to 40.

A third round of rain is expected Monday, mostly in the form of showers.

The region is turning colder in the wake of the warm airborne river of subtropical moisture that flowed into Southern California on Thursday night.

Much of the moisture hit the southwest face of Palomar Mountain and turned into rain. By 1 p.m. Friday, Palomar Observatory had recorded more than 6 inches of rain, slightly more than forecast by the weather service.

The storm wasn’t nearly that strong in San Diego, which had been forecast to get 2 to 2.5 inches of precipitation. But many areas received impressive amounts, including Mount Laguna, (3.17 inches), Volcan Mountain, (3.12), Lake Cuyamaca, (3.13), Henshaw Dam, (2.99), Julian, (2.79), Fallbrook, (2.46), Rainbow, (2.28), Alpine, (1.86), Vista, (1.80), Campo, (1.70), Oceanside, (1.61), Valley Center, (1.60), El Cajon, (1.46) Escondido, (1.36), Carlsbad, (1.27), and San Diego International Airport, (0.82).

The winds also were powerful, gusting to 75 mph on Volcan Mountain, east of Santa Ysabel, 69 mph on Mount Laguna, 52 mph at Julian, and 44 mph at Mission Trails.