“It will really feel like a chilly winter day in the midst of March,” National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Moede stated.
After a cool, partly cloudy Friday with temperatures within the 60s and low 70s, a few tenth to a 3rd inch of rain is anticipated in Orange County and the Inland Empire beginning on Saturday, by means of the night and into Sunday. Temps ought to keep within the low to mid 60s.
Up to an inch of rain might attain the San Bernardino Mountains over the weekend, with half an inch to three-quarters of an inch extra seemingly. About 2 to six inches of snow is anticipated at 4,000- and 5,000-foot elevations by Sunday, which can affect roads.
In Los Angeles County, excessive temperatures ought to solely attain the higher 50s to mid 60s. Light rainfall is probably going between Saturday and Sunday, with an estimated quarter inch or much less in coastal and valley areas, National Weather Service meteorologist David Gomberg stated. Los Angeles space mountains might even see 1 / 4 to about half an inch of rain, with 1 to 4 inches of snow in areas above 4,000 toes.
Wind gusts anticipated in shoreline and mountain areas might attain 30 to 50 miles per hour, forecasters stated, although lesser elsewhere.
Since Oct. 1, rainfall totals have exceeded earlier seasons. In Downtown Los Angeles, 19 inches of rain has been recorded to date, about 6 and a half inches above regular. In Long Beach, the place the rainfall common is 11 inches, roughly 17 inches of rain has been recorded this season.