Summer heat to make brief appearance before giving way to chance of weekend showers

Friday should be the best day this weekend to hit the beach File photo by Chris Stone Times of San Diego The heat will break the May gray in parts of San Diego County Friday Highs are expected to spike with temperatures of up to degrees above average in specific parts of the region Escondido and Ramona will be among the communities facing the steepest rise with an outside chance of temps reaching degrees according to the National Weather Function After early patchy fog clears along the coast highs of to are expected Friday then heading inland highs increase to between and degrees In the western valleys highs are expected to reach to degrees and in the foothills from to The heat though is set to give way to a chance of showers starting late Saturday and extending into Sunday Showers are the bulk likely in the mountains including Julian forecasters commented The mornings will be mostly cloudy and clear up only slightly by the afternoon Saturday and Sunday Coastal highs for the weekend are expected to range from to and inland from to In the valleys temperatures will range from to degrees and in the foothills from to