SAN DIEGO COUNTY SNOWFALL: MONDAY 12-28-2020

Here are some of the snow accumulation reports from this morning. I've also included a webcam photo of snow on Laguna this morning. Beautiful!

SNOWFALL REPORTS AS OF 800 AM TUESDAY...

    LOCATION            SNOW(IN) ELEVATION(FT) REPORT TIME

    SNOW VALLEY         19-22          7200     12/29 730 AM
    MT BALDY            16-20     6500-7500     12/29 730 AM
    LAKE ARROWHEAD      16-19     5220-5600     12/28 10 PM
    MOUNTAIN HIGH       15-19     7200-7700     12/28 10 PM
    TWIN PEAKS           16.5          5500     12/28 1030 PM
    BEAR MTN-SNOW SUM   14-16          7200     12/29 730 AM
    GREEN VALLEY LAKE   12-15          7200     12/28 10 PM
    PINE COVE              15          6000     12/29 730 AM
    BIG BEAR RESORTS    12-16     7000-8000     12/29 8 AM
    CRESTLINE              14          4700     12/28 7 PM
    WRIGHTWOOD             14          6600     12/28 730 PM
    BIG BEAR (MOONRIDGE)   13          7400     12/29 8 AM
    FAWNSKIN               12          6830     12/28 10 PM
    BIG BEAR CITY        8-12          6800     12/29 8 AM
    RUNNING SPRINGS        10          6000     12/28 3 PM
    BIRCH HILL             10          5645     12/29 7 AM
    LONG VALLEY            10          8379     12/29 7 AM
    MT LAGUNA               5          6000     12/28 430 PM
    ANZA GRADE              3          4000     12/28 10 PM
    GARDNER VALLEY RT 74  2.5          3500     12/28 10 PM
    LAKE HEMET            1.5          4300     12/28 7 AM
    PHELAN                1.5          4400     12/28 7 AM
    DEVORE HEIGHTS        0.5          2792     12/28 8 PM
    JULIAN              TRACE          4200     12/28 9 AM
    BANNING             TRACE          3300     12/28 10 PM
    PINION RT 74        TRACE          3500     12/28 10 PM

SAN DIEGO RAIN TOTALS: MONDAY 12-28-2020

 

Alpine (ANEC1)	1.19
Barona (BNAC1)	1.21
Barret Lake (BRTC1)	1.06
Barrett Junction (BAJC1)	1.12
Birch Hill (IRCC1)	0.02
Bonita (BNNC1)	0.97
Bonsall (BOSC1)	1.40
Brown Field (SDM)	0.83
Cactus County Park (CCPC1)	1.08
Camp Elliot (MPEC1)	0.85
Core Grade Road (OLEC1)	1.29
Cuyamaca Reservoir (CYDC1)	1.98
Deer Springs (DRGC1)	1.51
Descanso (DENC1)	1.39
Descanso RS (DSCC1)	1.72
Dulzura Summit (DULC1)	0.81
Eastern Tanks (ETKC1)	2.13
Echo Dell (ECDC1)	1.25
El Cajon (LCKC1)	0.85
El Camino Del Norte (ECMC1)	0.86
El Capitan Dam (ELPC1)	1.21
Encinitas (ENCC1)	0.44
Escondido (ESOC1)	0.85
Fashion Valley (FSNC1)	0.53
Flinn Springs (FLYC1)	1.02
Goose Valley (GOSC1)	1.10
Granite Hills (GRHC1)	0.76
Harbison Canyon (HARC1)	1.01
Henshaw Dam (HAWC1)	2.65
Japatul Fire Station (JFSC1)	1.13
Julian (JLNC1)	1.95
Julian (JULC1)	2.06
Kearny Mesa (KEAC1)	0.59
La Jolla Amago (LJOC1)	2.47
La Mesa (LMSC1)	0.88
Lake Hodges (HODC1)	1.04
Lake Murray (MUYC1)	0.59
Las Flores (LSFC1)	0.94
Lindbergh Int'l Airport (SAN)	0.57
Marron Valley (MAVC1)	0.59
Mesa Grande (MEGC1)	2.54
Miramar Lake (MMRC1)	0.92
Mission Valley (BVDC1)	0.50
Missle (MSXC1)	0.94
Montgomery Field (MYF)	0.62
Mt Woodson Rd - Ramona (RMAC1)	1.25
Oceanside (OCNC1)	0.97
Oceanside (OKB)	0.86
Otay Mountain (OTYC1)	1.11
Palomar Airport (CRQ)	0.79
Palomar Airport (PLMC1)	0.81
Palomar Mountain CRS (PMMC1)	0.30
Pine Hills Fire Station (PHIC1)	2.71
Point Loma (L13)	0.56
Potrero (PRCC1)	1.05
Potrero CDF (POTC1)	1.04
Poway (PWYC1)	0.81
Ramona (RMNC1)	1.02
Ramona (RNM)	1.09
Ranchita Margarita (RMGC1)	2.25
Rancho Bernardo (RNBC1)	0.83
Red Gate Repeater (RGPC1)	1.74
Rincon Springs (RINC1)	0.80
Roads Division 1 HQ (RDHC1)	0.60
San Diego Estates (ESTC1)	1.65
San Marcos Cnty Rd Station (SMXC1)	1.15
San Marcos Landfill (NMLC1)	0.58
San Miguel (MIGC1)	0.51
San Pasqual (PSQC1)	0.82
San Ysidro (YSDC1)	0.52
Santa Ysabel (SYSC1)	1.62
Santee - Mast Rd (STEC1)	1.01
Skyline Ranch (SKLC1)	1.79
Sutherland Dam (SUDC1)	1.18
Thousand Trails - Jamul (TTRC1)	1.00
Tijuana Estuary (TJEC1)	0.48
Tijuana R - Int'l Boundary (TIJC1)	0.19
Vallecitos Repeater (VCIC1)	1.38
Valley Center (VALC1)	1.61
Valley Center (VLCC1)	1.71
Volcano Mountain (VCNC1)	0.38
Warner Springs (WSGC1)	1.80
Wire Mountain (WIRC1)	0.82
Witch Creek Fire Station (WCHC1)	1.38
Wohlford Dam (WHLC1)	1.03

 

NEXT RAIN CHANCE SAN DIEGO: UPDATED SATURDAY 12-26-2020

Our next storm system has moved out of the Gulf of Alaska and is approaching our area from the northwest. Clouds will move into our skies for Sunday, however, it will remain dry and pleasantly mild.

Showers will then overspread Southern California Sunday night into Monday morning. Periods of rain and an occasional downpour will persist through Monday. I can't completely rule out an isolated thunderstorm as well. Most rain will dissipate early Tuesday morning (midday Tuesday in the mountains).

Rain totals will range from 0.5" to 1.0" for coastal and inland regions. Totals in the mountains will range from 1.0" to 3.0". I've included computer projections for rainfall below.

Snow levels will be 5,500 to 6,500 feet Sunday night, then steadily drop through the day Monday. Levels will be 3,500 to 4,500 by Monday night. The highest peaks in San Diego County could see a few inches of accumulation. Higher mountains to the north in San Jacinto and San Bernardino will easily exceed a foot of snow. I've included a computer forecast for snow accumulations below.

 

 

SAN DIEGO RAIN TOTALS: THURSDAY 12-24-2020

 

 

Alpine (ANEC1)	0.02
Barona (BNAC1)	0.05
Barret Lake (BRTC1)	0.00
Barrett Junction (BAJC1)	0.00
Birch Hill (IRCC1)	0.01
Bonita (BNNC1)	0.00
Bonsall (BOSC1)	0.01
Brown Field (SDM)	0.01
Cactus County Park (CCPC1)	0.02
Camp Elliot (MPEC1)	0.00
Camp Pendleton (NFG)	0.00
Core Grade Road (OLEC1)	0.00
Cuyamaca Reservoir (CYDC1)	0.04
Deer Springs (DRGC1)	0.00
Descanso (DENC1)	0.00
Descanso RS (DSCC1)	0.00
Dulzura Summit (DULC1)	0.00
Eastern Tanks (ETKC1)	0.00
Echo Dell (ECDC1)	0.01
El Cajon (LCKC1)	0.03
El Camino Del Norte (ECMC1)	0.00
Encinitas (ENCC1)	0.00
Escondido (ESOC1)	0.00
Fashion Valley (FSNC1)	0.00
Flinn Springs (FLYC1)	0.02
Goose Valley (GOSC1)	0.04
Granite Hills (GRHC1)	0.00
Harbison Canyon (HARC1)	0.02
Henshaw Dam (HAWC1)	0.06
Japatul Fire Station (JFSC1)	0.00
Julian (JLNC1)	0.06
Julian (JULC1)	0.05
Kearny Mesa (KEAC1)	0.00
La Jolla Amago (LJOC1)	0.01
La Mesa (LMSC1)	0.02
Lake Hodges (HODC1)	0.00
Lake Murray (MUYC1)	0.00
Las Flores (LSFC1)	0.01
Lindbergh Int'l Airport (SAN)	0.00
Marron Valley (MAVC1)	0.00
Mesa Grande (MEGC1)	0.09
Miramar Lake (MMRC1)	0.00
Miramar Marine Corps Station (NKX)	0.00
Mission Valley (BVDC1)	0.00
Missle (MSXC1)	0.00
Montgomery Field (MYF)	0.00
Mt Woodson Rd - Ramona (RMAC1)	0.00
North Island NAS (NZY)	0.00
Oceanside (OCNC1)	0.00
Oceanside (OKB)	0.00
Otay Mountain (OTYC1)	0.01
Palomar Airport (CRQ)	0.00
Palomar Airport (PLMC1)	0.00
Palomar Mountain CRS (PMMC1)	0.03
Pine Hills (PIHC1)	0.04
Pine Hills Fire Station (PHIC1)	0.04
Point Loma (L13)	0.00
Potrero (PRCC1)	0.00
Potrero CDF (POTC1)	0.00
Poway (PWYC1)	0.00
Ramona (RMNC1)	0.05
Ramona (RNM)	0.02
Ranchita Margarita (RMGC1)	0.03
Rancho Bernardo (RNBC1)	0.00
Red Gate Repeater (RGPC1)	0.00
Rincon Springs (RINC1)	0.00
Roads Division 1 HQ (RDHC1)	0.02
San Diego Estates (ESTC1)	0.04
San Marcos Cnty Rd Station (SMXC1)	0.00
San Marcos Landfill (NMLC1)	0.00
San Miguel (MIGC1)	0.02
San Pasqual (PSQC1)	0.00
San Ysidro (YSDC1)	0.00
Santa Ysabel (SYSC1)	0.09
Santee - Mast Rd (STEC1)	0.00
Skyline Ranch (SKLC1)	0.01
Sutherland Dam (SUDC1)	0.06
Tijuana Estuary (TJEC1)	0.00
Valley Center (VALC1)	0.00
Valley Center (VLCC1)	0.00
Volcano Mountain (VCNC1)	0.09
Warner Springs (WSGC1)	0.08
Wire Mountain (WIRC1)	0.00
Witch Creek Fire Station (WCHC1)	0.05
Wohlford Dam (WHLC1)	0.00

 

NEXT RAIN CHANCE SAN DIEGO: UPDATED MONDAY 12-21-2020

I'm watching a small storm system out in the Pacific, almost halfway between our coast and Hawaii. I've circled it on the satellite image below. 

This system will bring clouds to Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday. A quick shower could develop late Thursday afternoon and evening (40%). Skies will clear out by Christmas afternoon.

I'm still keeping an eye up north in the Gulf of Alaska, where another storm system is brewing. This system could bring our area more substantial rainfall (early projection for rain totals is posted below). Current computer data has this system bringing rain to our area on Monday, 12/28 and Tuesday, 12/29. This system is still thousands of miles away from San Diego, so there will be some fine tuning of the forecast as it approaches. I'll bring more updates in the coming days. 

SAN DIEGO RAIN TOTALS: THURSDAY 12-17-2020

 

 

Alpine (ANEC1)	0.00
Barona (BNAC1)	0.00
Barret Lake (BRTC1)	0.00
Barrett Junction (BAJC1)	0.00
Birch Hill (IRCC1)	0.00
Bonita (BNNC1)	0.00
Bonsall (BOSC1)	0.00
Brown Field (SDM)	0.04
Cactus County Park (CCPC1)	0.00
Camp Elliot (MPEC1)	0.00
Core Grade Road (OLEC1)	0.00
Cuyamaca Reservoir (CYDC1)	0.00
Deer Springs (DRGC1)	0.00
Descanso (DENC1)	0.00
Descanso RS (DSCC1)	0.00
Dulzura Summit (DULC1)	0.02
Eastern Tanks (ETKC1)	0.00
Echo Dell (ECDC1)	0.00
El Cajon (LCKC1)	0.00
El Camino Del Norte (ECMC1)	0.00
Encinitas (ENCC1)	0.00
Escondido (ESOC1)	0.00
Fashion Valley (FSNC1)	0.01
Flinn Springs (FLYC1)	0.00
Goose Valley (GOSC1)	0.00
Granite Hills (GRHC1)	0.00
Harbison Canyon (HARC1)	0.00
Henshaw Dam (HAWC1)	0.00
Japatul Fire Station (JFSC1)	0.00
Julian (JLNC1)	0.00
Julian (JULC1)	0.00
Kearny Mesa (KEAC1)	0.00
La Mesa (LMSC1)	0.00
Lake Hodges (HODC1)	0.00
Lake Murray (MUYC1)	0.00
Las Flores (LSFC1)	0.00
Lindbergh Int'l Airport (SAN)	0.00
Marron Valley (MAVC1)	0.00
Mesa Grande (MEGC1)	0.00
Miramar Lake (MMRC1)	0.00
Mission Valley (BVDC1)	0.03
Missle (MSXC1)	0.00
Montgomery Field (MYF)	0.00
Mt Woodson Rd - Ramona (RMAC1)	0.00
North Island NAS (NZY)	0.00
Oceanside (OCNC1)	0.00
Oceanside (OKB)	0.00
Palomar Airport (CRQ)	0.00
Palomar Airport (PLMC1)	0.00
Palomar Mountain CRS (PMMC1)	0.00
Pine Hills (PIHC1)	0.00
Pine Hills Fire Station (PHIC1)	0.00
Point Loma (L13)	0.00
Potrero CDF (POTC1)	0.01
Poway (PWYC1)	0.00
Ramona (RMNC1)	0.00
Ramona (RNM)	0.00
Ranchita Margarita (RMGC1)	0.00
Rancho Bernardo (RNBC1)	0.00
Red Gate Repeater (RGPC1)	0.00
Rincon Springs (RINC1)	0.00
Roads Division 1 HQ (RDHC1)	0.00
San Diego Estates (ESTC1)	0.00
San Marcos Cnty Rd Station (SMXC1)	0.00
San Marcos Landfill (NMLC1)	0.00
San Miguel (MIGC1)	0.00
San Pasqual (PSQC1)	0.00
San Ysidro (YSDC1)	0.00
Santa Ysabel (SYSC1)	0.00
Santee - Mast Rd (STEC1)	0.00
Skyline Ranch (SKLC1)	0.00
Sutherland Dam (SUDC1)	0.00
Thousand Trails - Jamul (TTRC1)	0.00
Tijuana Estuary (TJEC1)	0.00
Vallecitos Repeater (VCIC1)	0.00
Valley Center (VALC1)	0.00
Volcano Mountain (VCNC1)	0.00
Warner Springs (WSGC1)	0.00
Wire Mountain (WIRC1)	0.00
Witch Creek Fire Station (WCHC1)	0.00
Wohlford Dam (WHLC1)	0.00

 

NEXT RAIN CHANCE SAN DIEGO: UPDATED WEDNESDAY 12-16-2020

A storm system is approaching the West Coast and will bring clouds to our skies by this evening. You can spot the clouds on the satellite loop below. Unfortunately, the core of this system will miss our area, so our rain chances are limited. 

We will have clouds and some winds through Thursday. Isolated light showers could develop by Thursday late afternoon into Thursday night (40%). Skies should clear out by Friday morning. 

I'm continuing to watch the long range computer forecasts for any chance of real rainfall. We could see a brief shift in the weather pattern after Christmas. Otherwise, it's looking mostly dry. La Nina is still strong along the Equatorial Pacific (indicated by the shades of blue below). Hopefully this will weaken later in the winter so that we can see some better rain chances by the end of rain season. Fingers crossed!

SAN DIEGO RAIN TOTALS: MONDAY 12-14-2020

 

Alpine (ANEC1)	0.00
Barona (BNAC1)	0.00
Barrett Junction (BAJC1)	0.00
Birch Hill (IRCC1)	0.02
Bonita (BNNC1)	0.03
Bonsall (BOSC1)	0.00
Brown Field (SDM)	0.08
Cactus County Park (CCPC1)	0.00
Camp Elliot (MPEC1)	0.00
Core Grade Road (OLEC1)	0.00
Cuyamaca Reservoir (CYDC1)	0.00
Deer Springs (DRGC1)	0.01
Descanso (DENC1)	0.00
Descanso RS (DSCC1)	0.00
Eastern Tanks (ETKC1)	0.00
Echo Dell (ECDC1)	0.00
El Cajon (LCKC1)	0.00
El Camino Del Norte (ECMC1)	0.00
El Capitan Dam (ELPC1)	0.00
Encinitas (ENCC1)	0.00
Escondido (ESOC1)	0.00
Fashion Valley (FSNC1)	0.01
Flinn Springs (FLYC1)	0.00
Goose Valley (GOSC1)	0.00
Granite Hills (GRHC1)	0.00
Harbison Canyon (HARC1)	0.00
Henshaw Dam (HAWC1)	0.01
Japatul Fire Station (JFSC1)	0.00
Julian (JLNC1)	0.00
Julian (JULC1)	0.00
Kearny Mesa (KEAC1)	0.00
La Jolla Amago (LJOC1)	0.04
Lake Hodges (HODC1)	0.00
Las Flores (LSFC1)	0.00
Lindbergh Int'l Airport (SAN)	0.03
Mesa Grande (MEGC1)	0.01
Miramar Lake (MMRC1)	0.03
Mission Valley (BVDC1)	0.01
Missle (MSXC1)	0.00
Montgomery Field (MYF)	0.00
Mt Woodson Rd - Ramona (RMAC1)	0.00
Oceanside (OCNC1)	0.00
Oceanside (OKB)	0.00
Otay Mountain (OTYC1)	0.04
Palomar Airport (CRQ)	0.00
Palomar Airport (PLMC1)	0.00
Palomar Mountain CRS (PMMC1)	0.03
Pine Hills (PIHC1)	0.00
Pine Hills Fire Station (PHIC1)	0.00
Point Loma (L13)	0.10
Potrero (PRCC1)	0.01
Potrero CDF (POTC1)	0.00
Poway (PWYC1)	0.01
Ramona (RMNC1)	0.00
Ramona (RNM)	0.00
Ranchita Margarita (RMGC1)	0.00
Rancho Bernardo (RNBC1)	0.00
Red Gate Repeater (RGPC1)	0.00
Rincon Springs (RINC1)	0.00
Roads Division 1 HQ (RDHC1)	0.00
San Diego Estates (ESTC1)	0.00
San Marcos Cnty Rd Station (SMXC1)	0.00
San Marcos Landfill (NMLC1)	0.00
San Miguel (MIGC1)	0.04
San Pasqual (PSQC1)	0.00
Santa Ysabel (SYSC1)	0.00
Santee - Mast Rd (STEC1)	0.00
Skyline Ranch (SKLC1)	0.00
Sutherland Dam (SUDC1)	0.00
Tijuana R - Int'l Boundary (TIJC1)	0.02
Vallecitos Repeater (VCIC1)	0.03
Valley Center (VALC1)	0.00
Valley Center (VLCC1)	0.00
Volcano Mountain (VCNC1)	0.00
Warner Springs (WSGC1)	0.01
Wire Mountain (WIRC1)	0.00
Witch Creek Fire Station (WCHC1)	0.00
Wohlford Dam (WHLC1)	0.00