Patchy clouds will likely make it difficult for County residents to observe the rare sight of seven planets appearing to form a line in the sky on Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coast were placed under a beach hazards statement by the National Weather Service on Friday at 1:42 a.m. The statement is in effect until 10 p.m.

San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coast are included in a high surf advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:10 a.m. The advisory is valid from Sunday 8 a.m.

On Wednesday at 2:27 a.m. the NWS San Diego CA issued an updated dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. The advisory is for San Diego County Coastal Areas, Orange County Coastal and Orange County Inland.

The surging mercury in County will bring significant inland warming Wednesday before Santa Ana winds cool those areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Shifting weather patterns will produce a taste of summer, along with stiff Santa Ana winds, followed by a cooling trend and the possibility of rain in County, according to the National Weather Service.

But for at least the next 10 days, it will feel like it’s already over. “San Diego is going to be dry into March,” said Sebastian Westerink, a National Weather Service forecaster. High pressure systems will prevent Pacific storms from diving deep into Southern California — a phenomenon that’s largely responsible for San Diego being in the midst of the second-driest rainy season on record.

San Diego County will see relatively calm weather with mild temperatures before a weekend warming trend, according to the National Weather Service.

San Diego County Coastal Areas, Orange County Coast and Orange County are the focus of a dense fog advisory issued at 2:24 a.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is in

NWS San Diego forecasts varying temperatures and wind speeds across Southern California with warmer weekend ahead.

Light rain – most of it expected to fall through Sunday evening – is in the forecast, along with the likelihood of more showers later in the week.