May Gray blues: Clouds, cool temps and little visibility of aurora borealis event
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The window for afternoon sunshine is limited for beaches this week, while inland areas should get clearer conditions and a slight fluctuation in temperatures.
Night and morning low clouds will extend from the beach inland each day, with only limited to partial clearing at the coast.
This cloud cover prevented coastal visibility of a rare aurora borealis event over the weekend, which was brought on by the strongest solar storm to hit the Earth since 2005. However, those who ventured east into the county’s mountain and desert areas spotted the incredible phenomenon, not typically seen this far south.
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As of late morning Monday, the majority of the cloud cover has cleared out for inland valleys, but passing clouds are hanging out by the coast.
Temperatures Monday afternoon are expected to reach a high of upper 60’s at the coast, low to mid 70’s inland, upper 60’s in the mountains and upper 90’s in the deserts.
Daytime highs will cool a degree or two for Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to a weak low-pressure system well off the coast of California. Then our temperatures will warm for most areas for the second half of the work week.
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