Cold Weather Storm Brings Rain, San Diego County Mountain Snow

SAN DIEGO, CA — Four school districts in San Diego County closed Monday due to icy conditions and snow in mountain areas, according to the San Diego County Office of Education.

The Julian Union Elementary School District, Julian Union High School District, Spencer Valley Schools District and Warner Unified School District will be closed.

"The safety of students and school staff is of the utmost importance to San Diego County school districts," the Office of Education wrote on its website.

The winter storm brought a band of heavy rain and mountain snow to San Diego County on Sunday as a cold front moved southeast across the region.

The San Diego County Department of Public Works reported that county roads in Escondido and Spring Valley were both closed due to flooding Sunday. E

Country Club Drive, just south of Harmony Grove Road in Escondido, was barricaded and closed at 1:04 p.m. Sunday due to flooding and will remain closed until the rainstorm is over, the DPW said. In Spring Valley, Quarry Road was closed at 1:27 p.m. from Elkelton Boulevard to state Route 125 because of flooding.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms would remain in the area through Monday, clearing up on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

Most temperatures Sunday were in the 50s, with overnight lows in the 40s. The mountains were expected to be in the mid-40s, dropping into the mid- 30s overnight, and highs in the deserts were forecast in the mid-60s with lows in the mid-40s.

Snow levels will fall through Sunday night, bottoming out around 3,500 feet Monday. Driving in these areas was expected to be treacherous due to low visibility in fog, snow, and blowing snow, the NWS said.

Tuesday and Wednesday were expected to be dry and cold followed by minor warming Thursday and Friday.

There was a chance for additional precipitation next weekend.

Gusty south winds 25-30 knots Sunday morning were expected to turn to the northwest Sunday afternoon. Rough seas, strong winds and heavy rain leading to reduced visibility may occur through much of Sunday and Monday.

A slight chance of thunderstorms was expected over the coastal waters starting later Sunday night into Monday morning. Conditions were predicted to improve on Tuesday.