How far inland does the marine layer extend, and does it reach Mira Mesa regularly?

[Think4Yourself]

The marine layer just goes right up the valley. I see it from my backyard just like you do.

On a different note I think the fog would make PQ Valley a great place to put a winery if wasn't a protected open space. You'd get mild temperatures along with the cool effects of the morning fog. Of course, knowing how developers own the politicians in this town the valley would have been turned into track homes by now if locals in Mira Mesa hadn't worked so hard to force politicians to turn it into a protected open space in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

[yorky132]

Thanks for all the answers!

[malcorub16]

I live all the way in Lakeside and those morning clouds come out this far sometimes especially in April, May, and June, but they usually burn off by 8 or 9 AM when they do and its definitely not every day. But, as a matter of fact, it was cloudy yesterday morning and this morning as well. Its about 1 PM and its cloudy and overcast here at my Mission Valley office but the wife just reported that the morning clouds burnt off at our home around noon and now its sunny out there.

Cool/warm sunny days out here mean its cloudy and brisk by the coast. When its HOT and sunny out here means the suns out in La Jolla and downtown and its nice and warm.

So escaping the gloom is only possible if you live on the other side of the mountains, try Ocotillo Wells.

[yorky132]

Yesterday we drove up to Escondido/San Marcos area and it was sunny and warm. We headed to Mira Mesa around 5pm and as we approached I saw this big bank of clouds. By the time we were in Mira Mesa it was cloudy and cool. Is this normal? The whole point of living in San Diego is the warm, sunny weather for me, and I don't want to live in a cooler, cloudier area if I could live in a sunnier, warmer one. Are Mira Mesa temperatures closer to San Diego averages (which I assume are taken from the airport)? I would assume they are warmer because it's further East, but how much warmer? Is it fairly cloudy?

[docmcstuffin]

Originally Posted by yorky132

Yesterday we drove up to Escondido/San Marcos area and it was sunny and warm. We headed to Mira Mesa around 5pm and as we approached I saw this big bank of clouds. By the time we were in Mira Mesa it was cloudy and cool. Is this normal? The whole point of living in San Diego is the warm, sunny weather for me, and I don't want to live in a cooler, cloudier area if I could live in a sunnier, warmer one. Are Mira Mesa temperatures closer to San Diego averages (which I assume are taken from the airport)? I would assume they are warmer because it's further East, but how much warmer? Is it fairly cloudy?

West Mira Mesa is about 5 degrees hotter that the airport. east Mira Mesa is another 3-5 degrees hotter. As for cloudiness, it's less over cast than the airport but more over cast than places East of the 15.

[tbrengel]

Short answer: Yep. Just not as often as points west.

Originally Posted by yorky132

Hi everyone,

Just moved to San Diego and I like it SUNNY (and hot), and really hate cloud/gloom! I am looking for houses, and I am really wanting to avoid June Gloom and the marine layer as much as possible. Can someone please tell me how far inland you have to go to mostly avoid it? Is Mira Mesa far enough inland (including the West side)?

I already read one post on this, but it didn't really answer the question, or if Mira Mesa is okay. I want to be fairly close to UCSD, but don't want to deal with June Gloom, so am wondering how far inland I have to go.

Thanks!