Fair skies and warmer than usual temps expected

SAN DIEGO - A ridge along the West Coast will bring fair skies and warmer than usual temperatures to San Diego County today and Thursday, meteorologists said.

Daytime highs will be 6 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service, which said the average high in the county today and Thursday would be 70.

It will be warmest in the valleys, mountains and deserts, the NWS said. ``The ridge will weaken by the weekend, allowing night and morning low clouds to push further inland and bringing high temperatures back to seasonal

averages,'' the agency said....