Gerry, looks like winter is getting ready to hit us at last. From the San Diego NWS forecast discussion (sorry about the all-caps, that's the way they roll at the NWS):
LOOKS LIKE A MIDWINTER PATTERN SETTING UP NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AS THE SHARP RIDGE JUST OFF THE WEST COAST KNIFES
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE YUKON...SETTING UP DEEP LONG-WAVE TROUGHS
NORTH OF HAWAII AND OVER EASTERN N.A. THE HIGH LATITUDE OF THE
RIDGING OPENS THE DOOR FOR UNDERCUTTING OF THE WESTERLIES ACROSS THE
EASTPAC LATER IN THE MONTH. THE LATEST GFS RUNS IN PARTICULAR
INDICATE AT LEAST THE POSSIBILITY OF A TROUGH DOING JUST THAT TOWARD
THE BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK (OR JUST AFTER THE MIDDLE OF THE
MONTH). OTHERWISE...THE WEATHER LOOKS DRY THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD.