Scattered showers are expected early this week for San Diego County, with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon into Monday morning for the coast, valleys and mountains, forecasters said Sunday.

A Pacific storm that will begin to spread across San Diego County late Saturday could produce enough rain and snow through Tuesday to significantly lower the threat of wildfires across the region, the National Weather Service indicated in an advisory.

Overnight, isolated lightning strikes were reported, primarily over coastal waters and nearby land areas. A small possibility of thunderstorms remains early in the week. “Any thunderstorm will be accompanied by lightning and could contain locally gusty and erratic winds,

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — At long last, San Diego received its first significant rainfall — and snow — in months over the weekend. The precipitation, which was brought on by a cold low pressure system, was a much-needed break from stubborn arid conditions primed for potentially erratic fire behavior.

On Sunday, people in San Diego were grateful for the rain showers brought on by a winter storm passing through the area. “I think it’s great,” Chase Richmond said. The rain began in San Diego on Saturday night,

An uptick in Santa Ana winds Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, combined with critically dry vegetation and low humidity, will result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions in County through late Thursday.

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