Swell Matrix

Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service San Diego CA

1058 am PDT Thu jul 2 2026

Update

Ation DISCUSSION,

.SHORT TERM (Today through Saturday), A slow warming will continue through the middle of next week. High temperatures for today will be a few degrees below average near the coast and in the lower deserts and 5 to 10 degrees below average for the mountains and inland valleys. On Saturday, high temperatures for the lower deserts will be around average with the valleys around 5 degrees below average.

High temperatures for today will range from around 70 near the coast to the 80s for the Inland Empire with 100 to 104 for the lower deserts. On Saturday, high temperatures will range from the lower 70s near the coast to the mid 80s to lower 90s for the Inland Empire with 104 to 108 for the lower deserts.

The marine layer will continue to slowly decrease in depth, to around 2500 feet on Saturday. Night and morning coastal low clouds will cover much of the coast and valleys for early today, then only into portions of the inland valleys for early Saturday.

Synopsis

The slow warming trend will continue through the middle of next week with high temperatures for next Wednesday around 5 degrees above average for the deserts and within a few degrees of average for the coast and valleys. The marine layer will gradually decrease in depth with night and morning low clouds not spreading as far into the valleys for next week.

Discussion

For extreme southwestern California including Orange, San Diego, western Riverside and southwestern San Bernardino counties,

, UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION,

Short Term

(today through Saturday), A slow warming will continue through the middle of next week. High temperatures for today will be a few degrees below average near the coast and in the lower deserts and 5 to 10 degrees below average for the mountains and inland valleys. On Saturday, high temperatures for the lower deserts will be around average with the valleys around 5 degrees below average.

High temperatures for today will range from around 70 near the coast to the 80s for the Inland Empire with 100 to 104 for the lower deserts. On Saturday, high temperatures will range from the lower 70s near the coast to the mid 80s to lower 90s for the Inland Empire with 104 to 108 for the lower deserts.

The marine layer will continue to slowly decrease in depth, to around 2500 feet on Saturday. Night and morning coastal low clouds will cover much of the coast and valleys for early today, then only into portions of the inland valleys for early Saturday.

Long Term

(Sunday through Wednesday), High temperatures for the coast and valleys may cool slightly on Sunday, otherwise the slow warming trend will continue into the middle of next week. High temperatures on Sunday will be near to slightly above average for the lower deserts with portions of the valleys around 5 degrees below average. For next Wednesday, high temperatures for the deserts will be around 5 degrees above average with the coast and valleys within a few degrees of average.

High temperatures on Sunday will range from the lower 70s near the coast to the mid 80s to lower 90s for the Inland Empire with 104 to 108 for the lower deserts. High temperatures on Wednesday will range from the lower to mid 70s near the coast to the 90s for the Inland Empire with 110 to 114 for the lower deserts.

There will be moderate HeatRisk for the deserts for next week with moderate to locally major HeatRisk for portions of the lower deserts for Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

Aviation

021800z. Coast/Valleys, Marine layer clouds (based 2000-2500ft MSL) have quickly cleared out across San Diego County this morning, but will take until 1830-19z to clear out across Orange County and western portions of the Inland Empire. Low clouds redeveloping along the coast after 02z Friday, initially across San Diego County, eventually spreading into Orange County around 06-09z, and into portions of the Inland Empire around 12z. Bases will be slightly lower than this morning, around 1200-1800 ft MSL. Good confidence (80% chance) in CIGs reaching KONT by 12z with lower confidence (~40% chance) to reach KSBD between 12-16z. Similar timing and progression for cloud clearing tomorrow morning as what is occurring today.

Mountains/Deserts, Clear skies with unrestricted VIS through Friday morning.

Marine

No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Monday.

Watches, Warnings, Advisories

Ca, None. PZ, None.

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