San Diego County is likely to get fleeting showers after 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve, but there is no significant rain in the forecast through New Year’s Day, the National Weather Service says.
“Looks like we’re going to be high and dry, post-Christmas,” said Kyle Wheeler, a weather service forecaster.
San Diego has only received 0.14 inches of precipitation since the rainy season began on October 1, primarily because the jet stream is staying north, channeling storms into northern California and the Pacific Northwest. That same pattern will bring those regions more rain Monday and Tuesday, but San Diego will only be touched by the wispy outer edge of the storm.
San Diego’s daytime high is expected to be 64 on Monday, 63 on Tuesday and 62 on Wednesday, Christmas Day. The seasonal high is 66.
A major swell out of the north-northwest is currently producing waves in the 6 to 10 feet range along many areas of the San Diego County coast, and sets to 11 to 13 feet are possible through Tuesday, forecasters say. The weather service is urging swimmers to stay out of the water.
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