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Taking advantage of a break in the weather, crews from San Diego Gas & Electric on Friday made headway in restoring power to customers who had been shut off in the wake of deadly wildfire conditions. As of 5 p.m., the utility reported 9,470 customers were back online after SDG&E crews patrolled power lines serving portions of East Ramona, Pala Mesa, Viejas and Sunrise Highway. Earlier in the day, crews brought back power to portions of Alpine, Bonsall and Rainbow.

The year-end fires sweeping Southern California this week have raised a worrisome question: Where is the rain?The rainy season typically starts in October and lasts through April, with the heaviest rain coming from December through March. Precipitation has been at or above-normal in Northern California, but there has been little rain in the south.Since Oct. 1 just 2.3 inches have fallen in Los Angeles, or 5 percent of average. In San Diego, it’s 1.5 inches, or 1 percent of average, according to the California Department of Water Resources.

The San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday it has extended through 2047 a historic agreement to secure independent water supplies from the Colorado River. The water authority’s board voted unanimously to extend the agreement with the Metropolitan Water District to transport 2 million acre-feet of Colorado River water between 2037 and 2047. Water transferred under the agreement represented 20 percent of San Diego’s needs in 2017. The complex agreement covers water originally intended for Imperial Valley farms and requires the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District to transport that water to San Diego via the Colorado River Aqueduct.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag fire weather warning for the coast and a wind advisory for the rest of San Diego County due to the onset of four days of Santa Ana winds and low humidity. Forecasts say the winds will peak Monday night into Tuesday morning and Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The winds will blow 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph, and isolated gusts of 70 to 80 mph at a few of the county’s highest peaks.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved the repair of the forebay lining and outlet tower at Lake Mathews. The Nov. 14 MWD board vote awarded a $3,248,000 contract to J.F. Shea Construction for the work while appropriating $4,570,000 for the project. The board action also found the project categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review.