Temperatures will likely rise into the 80s on Thursday along the San Diego County coastline — and the 90s inland — due to Santa Ana winds, which will carry warm air from the desert to the sea during one of the driest periods in the region’s history, the National Weather Service said.

Santa Ana winds are returning to San Diego County Wednesday evening, surging temperatures and prompting a wind advisory for much of the region. The wind event is expected to produce weak Santa Ana winds through Thursday.

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.

San Diego’s end-of-February warming trend will peak Wednesday as afternoon temperatures soar to 15 to 20 degrees above average. Tuesday morning, the beaches were met with dense fog, and as of noon, some of the low cloud cover continued along North County’s coastal areas.