Unusually high temperatures, elevated surf characterize San Diego's weekend weather

San Diego County is in store for a warm and dry weekend, with strong rip currents and elevated surf along the coast, forecasters said today.

Officials with the National Weather Service expected high pressure and offshore winds to usher in temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above average for the coast and valleys on Sunday, and five to 10 degrees higher than normal for the mountains and deserts.

In the valleys, highs are expected to be in the low to mid-80s today and could reach 90 on Sunday and in the low to high 70s this weekend in the mountains. Temperatures in the deserts could reach 90 today an...