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East County News Service
Photo: Snow on Mount Laguna, by Dave Hogan
November 9, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – Snow fell overnight on mountaintops in San Diego's inland region including Mount Laguna in East County, with more snow showers possible at higher elevations tonight. On Mount Palomar, a new record low temperature of 25 degrees was recorded early this morning.
In the high desert areas such as Campo, below freezing temperatures as low as 29 degrees are forecast tonight.
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and sensitive vegetation, also potentially damaging unprotected plumbing, the National Weather Service warns.
Later in the week, the temperature is forecast to warm up, but light rains are possible Friday and Saturday morning, with breezy winds in the mountains and deserts making driving conditions hazardous in places.
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High Desert
It's a widely and well known term to describe areas from California to Ridgcrest and Reno.
What "high desert" are talking about?
We used the term the National Weather Service in San Diego uses
in our weather reports. It would be too confusing to use one term in our articles and graphics from the NWS labeled a different way. If you object to this terminology I suggest you take it up with the NWS; perhaps it is time for them to update their descriptions. Locally, I believe they include Jacumba, Boulevard, Campo and In-ko-pah in what their consider high desert areas, as opposed to say, Borrego Springs which is low desert. This is different from our mountain region which includes places like Mount Laguna, Cuyamaca, Julian, Warner Springs etc.