SAN DIEGO WEATHER UPDATE: 1 PM THURSDAY 12-22-2016

The core of this system is currently weakening and spinning overhead. On the satellite image below, you can see the edge of the clouds out west off the coast. A renegade shower could pop up in the next few hours, especially in the mountains, otherwise, the bulk of the heavy rain is gone. Patchy mist, drizzle and fog will persist through Friday morning.

Another potent cold front is headed this way for tomorrow. An isolated shower could develop ahead of this front on Friday afternoon, however, the best chances for rain will arrive Friday night (roughly 9 PM to 4 AM). Rain and isolated thunderstorms will overspread the area from the north.

Isolated showers will persist until midday Saturday, then we should be mostly dry by Saturday afternoon and evening.

Snow levels will range from 7,000 to 10,000 Friday evening, then rapidly drop to 4,000 to 5,000 Friday night. They could dip as low as 3,500 by Saturday morning.

Early estimates for snow:

Above 3,000: Dusting to 2"
Above 5,000: 3" to 8"
Above 7,000: 12" to 18"

Here is a map showing snow potential.

SAN DIEGO RAIN TOTALS: WEDNESDAY 12-21-2016 TO THURSDAY 12-22-2016

Alpine (ANEC1)	1.70
Barret Lake (BRTC1)	1.56
Barrett Junction (BAJC1)	1.73
Bonita (BTAC1)	1.24
Bonsall (BOSC1)	1.05
Brown Field (SDM)	1.31
Cactus County Park (CCPC1)	1.31
Camp Pendleton (NFG)	1.31
Cuyamaca Reservoir (CYDC1)	1.88
Deer Springs (DRGC1)	0.75
Descanso (DENC1)	1.53
Descanso RS (DSCC1)	1.58
Dulzura Summit (DULC1)	1.45
Echo Dell (ECDC1)	1.74
El Cajon (LCKC1)	1.41
El Capitan Dam (ELPC1)	1.60
Encinitas (ENCC1)	1.24
Escondido (ESOC1)	0.94
Fashion Valley (FSNC1)	1.16
Flinn Springs (FLYC1)	1.11
Goose Valley (GOSC1)	1.56
Granite Hills (GRHC1)	1.17
Harbison Canyon (HARC1)	1.77
Henshaw Dam (HAWC1)	1.60
Julian (JLNC1)	1.61
Julian (JULC1)	1.72
Kearny Mesa (KEAC1)	1.09
La Jolla Amago (LJOC1)	1.32
La Mesa (LMSC1)	1.02
Lake Hodges (HODC1)	0.91
Lake Murray (MUYC1)	0.90
Las Flores (LSFC1)	1.04
Lindbergh Int'l Airport (SAN)	1.10
Marron Valley (MAVC1)	1.30
Mesa Grande (MEGC1)	1.65
Miramar Lake (MMRC1)	1.14
Miramar Marine Corps Stn (NKX)	1.08
Mission Valley (BVDC1)	1.31
Montgomery Field (MYF)	1.23
Oceanside (OCNC1)	1.29
Oceanside (OKB)	1.08
Otay Mountain (OTYC1)	3.07
Palomar Airport (CRQ)	1.16
Palomar Mountain CRS (PMMC1)	2.14
Pine Hills (PIHC1)	1.52
Pine Hills Fire Station (PHIC1)	1.56
Point Loma (L13)	0.97
Potrero CDF (POTC1)	2.06
Poway (PWYC1)	0.96
Puente San Jose (PSJB1)	0.00
Ramona (RMNC1)	1.10
Rancho Bernardo (RNBC1)	0.97
Red Gate Repeater (RGPC1)	0.87
Rincon Springs (RINC1)	0.79
San Diego Estates (ESTC1)	1.08
San Marcos Cnty Rd Stn (SMXC1)	0.88
San Marcos Landfill (NMLC1)	0.88
San Miguel (MIGC1)	1.18
San Pasqual (PSQC1)	1.05
San Ysidro (YSDC1)	1.93
Skyline Ranch (SKLC1)	1.35
Sutherland Dam (SUDC1)	1.37
Tijuana Estuary (TJEC1)	1.89
Tijuana R - Int'l Bndry (TIJC1)	1.31
Vallecitos Repeater (VCIC1)	0.74
Valley Center (VALC1)	1.28
Valley Center (VLCC1)	1.12
Volcano Mountain (VCNC1)	1.39
Warner Springs (WSGC1)	1.21
Wire Mountain (WIRC1)	1.18
Wohlford Dam (WHLC1)	1.14