Wind, Fire Risk, and a Weekend Worth Planning Around
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Coastal and inland San Diego faces a mild, marine-influenced Friday: cloudy through mid-morning giving way to gradual clearing, a high near 72 degrees, and west winds of 5 to 10 miles per hour. A 5 percent rain chance is in play, and Friday night remains mostly cloudy with a low around 62 and calm overnight winds. Saturday looks similar along the coast, with west-southwest winds gusting to 20 miles per hour by evening and a 25 percent chance of patchy rain tied to a deeper marine layer.
The south swell continues through Friday evening, generating surf of 3 to 6 feet with the highest waves on south-facing beaches. A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect through tonight; rip currents are a genuine concern, and swimmers are urged to stay near a lifeguard.
The desert and mountain communities are facing a materially different and more serious picture. A Wind Advisory is active through Saturday for desert areas, with gusts of 30 to 50 miles per hour and up to 65 miles per hour through mountain passes. Relative humidity in the deserts is dropping to around 10 percent. The National Weather Service is describing the combination as 'near-critical fire weather conditions' — language that is not used casually. Residents in El Centro, Borrego Springs, Jacumba, and the mountain pass communities are urged to take ignition source precautions seriously through the weekend.
For those looking for things to do: the San Diego County Fair runs through July 5 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, daily except Mondays and Tuesdays, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tonight's Grandstand headliner is Maren Morris at 7:30 p.m., with separate tickets starting at $66. Free with fair admission, the Paddock Stage hosts Don Carlos, Israel Vibration, Roots Radics, and Pato Banton at 6 p.m., and the 20th Annual Gospel Day at the Fair begins at 11 a.m. Looking ahead to July 4th, the Big Bay Boom launches from four barges across San Diego Bay at 9:15 p.m., a synchronized 500-drone show flies over La Jolla Cove at 8:45 p.m. at Kellogg Park, and the San Diego Symphony performs at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Old-Fashioned 4th at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free.