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Cold Storm Expected to Hit San Diego County Thursday

A cold low pressure system moving southward along the west coast will bring much cooler weather Thursday through Saturday.

A cold storm is expected to hit San Diego County later Thursday, bringing a chance of snow to the mountains and showers everywhere else, forecasters said.

A cold low pressure system moving southward along the west coast will bring much cooler weather Thursday through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

"Snow levels could lower to near 4,000 feet for late Friday through early Saturday,'' the agency advised.

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The Weather Service also advised that there was a slight chance of showers Thursday but a greater chance of rain late Friday through early Saturday, along with a slight chance of thunderstorms as the coldest mid-level air moves across Southern California. Rainfall totals from the storm were expected to be from up to a half-inch at the coast to about an inch on coastal mountains slopes.

A high wind warning is also in effect for the mountains and the deserts until 8 p.m. where gusts will be up to 60 miles per hour by this afternoon and up to 75 miles per hour Thursday night, according to the agency. A winter weather advisory is also scheduled to go into effect for the mountains from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.

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