TEMPS IN COUNTY WILL SPIKE, THEN NOSEDIVE
The National Weather Service says that San Diego is about to experience “roller coaster” temperatures, with Saturday’s daytime high hitting 76 on Saturday but only 63 on Tuesday.
The seasonal high is 69.
A similar swing in temperatures is expected across inland valleys and foothills as well as the desert.
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How to reach us us so much cold and wet weather hasn’t fully broken down even though it’s spring,” said Mark Moede, a weather service forecaster.
A high-pressure system over the western U.S. began to push temperatures up Thursday when San Diego’s high reached 66. It’ll be 71 today, 76 on Saturday and 73 on Sunday.
Escondido hit 78 on Thursday. The North County city will be 80 today, 87 on Saturday and 83 on Sunday.
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The San Diego Padres will miss the fair weather. The team will be in Mexico City on Saturday and Sunday to play games against the San Francisco Giants. But the SDSU men’s baseball team will host UNLV today, Saturday and Sunday at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Through Tuesday, San Diego’s average temperature for April was 59.7, which is 3.1 degrees below average.
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