Coastal Flood Warning
Starts in 18 h 7 min
When
From 5 AM Sunday to 1 PM PDT Thursday during high tides.
Where
San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service San Diego CA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Significant coastal flooding expected.
Impacts
Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur in the morning hours.
Additional details
Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert for rising water and take appropriate action to protect life and property. High tides each day will occur in the morning. Tides may be anywhere from 1 to 1.7 feet above predicted.
Precautionary actions
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
Areas: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
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Observed 10:35 AM PDT at KCRQ

Elfin Forest, CA weather

Coastal Flood Warning. 70°21° and sunny now.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 21Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 29.95 inHg1014 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at noon
Below 70°21° tonight after 6 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 77°25° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 9 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	1%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	1%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	2%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	2%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	4%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	10%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	91%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	6%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	4%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	4%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	40%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	40%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	52%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	53%	40%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	50%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 60°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	71%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	65%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	52%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	46%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 54°12° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	45%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	46%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	40%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	66°19° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	56%	33%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	4%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	2%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 80°27° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 55°13°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 57°14°. Typical 79°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 55°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 79°26° / 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 79°26° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 54°12°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 79°26° / 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 79°26° / 54°12°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 54°12°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 54°12°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 78°26° / 53°12°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 78°26° / 53°12°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 53°12°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 59°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–78°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

San Luis Rey River at Oceanside

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Forecast peak 5.6 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Santa Margarita River at Ysidora

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

San Diego River at Fashion Valley

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

San Diego River at Mast Nr Santee

19 mi

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 40% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 13

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Escondido No. 2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Elfin Forest weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:20 PM; Morning 6:44–7:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:35–6:44 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:30 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:23 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking northeast from Elfin Forest. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,700 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Coastal Flood Warning

Elfin Forest, CA weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

San Luis Rey River at Oceanside

Santa Margarita River at Ysidora

San Diego River at Fashion Valley

San Diego River at Mast Nr Santee

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon