ABC 10News Pinpoint Weather with Meteorologist Megan Parry

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:00:00]Well, we are drying out after this morning and last night's rain and a lot of us are seeing more sunshine. But yesterday, one of our loyal 10 News weather watchers captured this phenomenon known as a fire rainbow.

[00:00:14]Great shot, Jim Grant. He even called it out. He said, "This is a fire rainbow."

[00:00:18]And this was what happens when sunlight is refracting through ice crystals in those really high cirrus clouds. But maybe you saw that yesterday across the county. I saw somebody else in Ramona saying that they also saw it. But right now, it's beautiful. The blue skies that are peering through those clouds a lot cleaner after the recent rain. Most of us saw anywhere from a few hundredths up to a quarter of an inch, but the highest total was about an inch and a quarter in Pine Hills. That is far exceeding what the rest of the county saw. Julian saw nearly 3/4 of an inch. We're still seeing those clouds mostly farther inland, and the way those clouds will be thickening up for the coast and the valleys tonight, that marine layer back with us. Pinpoint Doppler live though, generally showing dry conditions. I can't rule out a few sprinkles here or there, and even with the marine layer returning, maybe some misty conditions, but not really expecting any more measurable rain. We are in the 60s for the coast and the valleys. Mount Laguna and Palomar up until just a little bit ago were in the 30s. So, very chilly day today. We are starting a warming trend though tomorrow. All right, I mentioned the wind earlier. These are the peak wind gusts we felt today in Mount Laguna and Cuyamaca Peak. Coincidentally, they saw the strongest winds also yesterday, but they were in the 60s. Today, we were in the 50 mph range. El Cajon gusting up to 36 mph, and over 20 in Escondido, Del Mar, and in San Diego, as well as many other locations. All right, so low clouds in the morning, patchy fog possible, clearing out to sunny skies.

[00:01:44]Temperatures along our coast, not a big change here. We're going to be in the mid to upper 60s. But inland neighborhoods, we are returning to the 70s tomorrow. Low to mid-70s by the afternoon. Pretty quick clearing of the marine layer tomorrow. And then heading into Thursday and Friday, we might see some those stubborn clouds linger at the beaches. We're kind of seeing a setup that is conducive for that. 60s and 70s for most of the county tomorrow with 80s in the deserts. So, there's our storm system that's wait making its way out of here. High pressure, that's that warmer air, that is going to be building into Mother's Day weekend, and then it ramps up even more as we head into next week.

[00:02:21]And it lingers through most of next week. So, overall, what does that mean?

[00:02:25]Warm temperatures. In fact, the Climate Prediction Center, they're the ones that send out outlooks long-range outlooks, and our 6 to 10-day outlook, May 11th through the 15th, is forecasting an 80 to 90% chance of above-normal temperatures. And you can see above-normal temperatures are basically expected for almost the entire country, at least the western half. All right, so patchy fog will be possible along our coast, and I can't rule out maybe some May gray lingering into the afternoon for some beaches. Otherwise, we're enjoying sunny skies with highs returning to the 70s for some areas as early as Thursday, but more likely Friday into early next week. For the inland neighborhoods, 70s for a couple of days, and then warming into the mid-80s starting on Friday. And Monday, depending on how high this high-pressure system gets, how strong it is, will really determine how hot we actually end up getting. So, these temperatures right now are as of what it looks like right now, but if it gets a bit a little bit stronger, we might see some more 90s inland. For the mountains, 60s tomorrow, 70s by Thursday, and even close to 80° into our Mother's Day weekend and beyond. Meanwhile, the deserts certainly turning up the heat. Triple digits by Friday, 106 on Monday.