Dry, warmer weather coming to region this week

Beachgoers begin to pack Ocean Beach Pier beach as early as a m File photo by Chris Stone Warmer and drier weather arrives in San Diego this week with a shallower marine layer into next weekend thanks to high pressure and periods of offshore flow forecasters disclosed Sunday While coastal area temperatures will be at or slightly below seasonal averages Monday inland areas could get up to seven degrees above average according to forecasters Wednesday will likely be the warmest day with daytime temperatures ranging from about degrees above average in the coastal areas and deserts to as much as degrees above average in the inland valleys the NWS stated in a discussion The offshore flow will also bring significantly lower humidity to the inland areas especially Tue afternoon when relative humidities could reach as low as in the inland valleys There is also the possible of weak to moderate Santa Ana winds offshore from Tuesday into Wednesday Building high pressure aloft and offshore flow will bring essential warming and a reduction in the marine layer from Tuesday through Thursday with Wednesday likely to be the warmest day Daytime temperatures are expected to range from about degrees above average in the coastal areas and deserts to as much as degrees above average in the inland valleys Highs along the coast will range in the low to mid- s this week and the mid- to upper- s inland with a chance to reach Mountains will be in the upper s this week with deserts in the upper s City News System contributed to this analysis