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After a reasonably heat Wednesday, with temperatures within the excessive 60s to low 70s, Southern Californians can count on wind gusts between 20 to 30 mph on Thursday and Friday, with temperature highs starting from the 50s within the Inland Empire to the higher 50s and close to 60s in Orange County by the weekend.
The storm is anticipated to carry rain on Saturday, together with showers and attainable thunderstorms Sunday throughout Orange County and the Inland Empire. Both areas are more likely to see roughly 1 to 2 inches of rain over the weekend, with lots of that rainfall anticipated throughout a interval of regular and heavy rain on Saturday morning.
That might be adopted by chilly, scattered showers and remoted thunderstorms from Saturday night to Sunday, National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Moede mentioned.
Communities close to the San Bernardino County Mountain foothills, together with Crestline, Wrightwood, and Lake Arrowhead might see 3 to five inches of rain. Areas 6500 ft and above, corresponding to Big Bear City, could expertise 6 to 12 inches of heavy, moist snow, Moede mentioned.
In Los Angeles County, count on temperatures within the 60s with some morning cloud and clearer skies earlier than the winter-like storm is anticipated to maneuver in Friday night time and thru the weekend. A “good 24-hours of fairly regular rain” is anticipated Friday by way of Saturday night, with an opportunity of thunderstorms by Saturday afternoon, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford mentioned.
Lighter, scattered showers are anticipated Sunday. Temperatures will stay between 55 to 60 levels over the weekend.
The Los Angeles County Mountains might see 3 to five inches of rain, in addition to mild snow at 5,000 to five,500 ft, with roughly 1 to 2 ft of snow at areas above 6,000 ft, Wofford mentioned.
