Weather

State officials are warning that two dry winters could have an impact on the amount of water that can be delivered from the Sacramento Delta, but local supplies appear to be adequate.

Gusty winds are expected in the San Diego County mountains and deserts Wednesday before a storm system sweeps into the region and brings a chance of rain Thursday and Friday.

Patchy low clouds were gradually eroding across portions of San Diego County early Sunday, but otherwise skies were clear, the National Weather Service said.

Areas of low clouds and patchy drizzle continued westward Saturday for San Diego County mountains with some mid-level clouds over the high desert, the National Weather Service said.

California’s attorney general is challenging some of the state’s largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of increasingly devastating wildfires against the state’s dire need for more housing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday backed lawsuits opposing San Diego County’s approval of environmental reviews for two projects in a very high wildfire hazard zone southeast of San Diego.

Dry and cool weather in San Diego County Sunday was expected to be followed by a fast-moving storm Monday that may bring windy and cold weather, and a period of rain and mountain snow, the National Weather Service said.

Scattered small showers continued to flow in off the Pacific across San Diego County Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said.

A cold, slow-moving storm will drop scattered showers throughout San Diego County Friday and light snow in the mountains, before exiting to the east tonight.

Artificial tide pools may help keep rising sea levels from flooding the land around San Diego Bay.

Another round of showers is expected throughout San Diego County Thursday, and snow will fall in the mountains as a cold, slow-moving storm system makes its way through the region.