931  
FXUS66 KSGX 150543  
AFDSGX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1043 PM PDT MON SEP 14 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
SUBTLE COOLING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS A  
TROUGHING PATTERN REMAINS OVER THE WEST COAST WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR  
TO UP TO 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING NIGHT AND  
MORNING LOW CLOUDS FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH BREEZY WINDS  
ACROSS THE DESERT SLOPES AND DESERTS EACH DAY. SUBTLE WARMING IS  
EXPECTED BY LATER THIS WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RISING BACK TO NEAR  
NORMAL.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE
 
 
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO  
COUNTIES...  
   
..UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
 
 
A WEAK TROUGHING PATTERN OVER THE WEST WILL BE REINFORCED WITH  
ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER AIR AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES  
SOUTHWARD TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRESSURE HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE  
FALL, LEADING TO A CONTINUED SUBTLE COOLING TREND. WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY WILL SEE THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A  
75-100% CHANCE OF TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE,  
COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE LARGE HIGH DESERT CITIES STAYING BELOW 90  
DEGREES THESE DAYS; PLENTIFUL 70S AND 80S EXPECTED FOR AREAS  
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BEGIN  
TO COOL OFF THROUGH THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS AS WELL, WITH LOWS IN THE  
50S AND 60S ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE HIGH  
DESERT. INCREASED SEA BREEZE WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG THE DESERT  
SLOPES AND INTO THE DESERTS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH  
THURSDAY, SOME AREAS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH IN THE PASSES AND HIGH  
DESERT.  
 
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH WILL MOVE OUT BY FRIDAY INTO  
THE WEEKEND. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON WHAT EXACT PRESSURE SYSTEMS  
MOVE OVER THE AREA, BUT CONSENSUS CONTINUES TO SHIFT TOWARD WHATEVER  
DOES FORM WILL BE WEAK IN NATURE. THIS WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES  
STAYING NEAR AVERAGE FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK WITH WEAKER  
WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
150600Z...COAST/VALLEYS...LOW CLOUDS BASED 1700-2000 FEET MSL WILL  
GRADUALLY FILL MOST OF THE COASTAL BASIN OVERNIGHT. VIS REDUCED  
INLAND 2-5SM. SCATTER OUT 16-18Z. LOW CLOUDS TO PUSH ASHORE AFTER  
03Z TUESDAY EVE AND SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT AGAIN WITH BASES AROUND  
1800-2200 FEET MSL.  
 
MOUNTAINS/DESERTS...MOSTLY CLEAR AND VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH  
TUESDAY.  
 

 
   
MARINE
 
 
NO HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 

 
   
SKYWARN
 
 
SKYWARN ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED. HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE  
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
   
SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
CA...NONE.  
PZ...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
PUBLIC...APR  
AVIATION/MARINE...MM  
 
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