The gusty wind and rain affecting parts of San Diego County Tuesday morning are expected to ease up later in the day ahead of a warming trend that will extend into the upcoming weekend.
A National Weather Service wind advisory for the mountains and deserts is scheduled to expire at 4 p.m. Throughout the remainder of the advisory period, winds of up to 30 miles per hour will be possible along with gusts of up to 55 mph in the windiest locations like mountain ridgetops and desert slopes.
Showers are also expected to continue through Tuesday morning. As of 2:30 a.m., rainfall amounts around the county ranged from about a tenth of an inch up to a quarter-inch.
Forecasters predicted an additional .15 to .60 of an inch of rain in the mountains, about a quarter-inch of precipitation west of the mountains and less than .05 of an inch of rain in the deserts. Light snow accumulations could be possible in mountain areas with altitudes above 5,500 feet, according to the weather service.
The rain is expected to ease up later Tuesday morning, followed by the wind Tuesday afternoon. Warmer and drier weather is expected to return Wednesday and stick around through Saturday, according to the weather service.
