Expected inclement weather cause for Padres pre-game activities' cancellation, strong winds predicted for North County

SAN DIEGO - The good news is that San Diego cooled down to 78 degrees late Saturday, but the bad news is that it heated up to above 90 degrees just after midnight today, as hot and muggy air pushed cooling ocean breezes out to sea.

And radar showed a mass of thundercells rumbling around the mountains near Mexicali at midmorning, moving northwest and threatening to rain out the afternoon Padres-Dodgers game and commit other mischief.

The Padres cancelled pregame activities today, announced that small folding umbrellas would be allowed at today's 1:40 p.m. game, and reminded fans that the team d...