When and where it will rain this week in Southern California



Southern Californians should have enjoyed Sunday’s warmth and sunshine, because rain and cool weather dominate this week’s forecast.

The edge of the storm that was pounding Northern California on Sunday was expected to arrive here overnight. It’s the first of three systems lined up in the Pacific that will hit California this week.

By the time this first storm clears out Monday night, it is expected to drop one-quarter to one-half inch of rain in places such as Los Angeles, Ontario, San Bernardino and Riverside; most of Orange County and southwest Riverside County should get closer to one-tenth of an inch, said National Weather Service meteorologist Brett Albright.

The Weather Service issued a wind advisory through 10 p.m. Monday for the mountains and deserts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Some gusts in the mountains could reach 65 to 80 mph.

In the Los Angeles County mountains, a wind advisory is in effect through 10 a.m., and a flash-flood watch is in effect through noon for recently burned areas.

Snow is possible above 8,000 feet in the Southern California mountains. Albright said that would bring snow to the area ski resorts’ highest-elevation runs, but at the base lodges, mostly rain is expected.

Some Southern California authorities were preparing for the possibility of flooding.

The Riverside Fire Department planned to warn homeless people living in the Santa Ana River wash about the possibility of rising water levels, Battalion Chief Jeff DeLaurie said Sunday. Typically, he said, the Riverside Police Department’s helicopter unit will fly over the wash and warn people over loudspeaker.

The Fire Department also was preparing its water rescue team for the incoming rain, DeLaurie said.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s northeast division typically will warn homeless people residing in the Los Angeles River wash that rain is coming, said Officer Norma Eisenman. Officers will also monitor the river to check if anyone is in danger.

Along with the rain, temperatures should drop this week from the 70s felt on Sunday. Highs through Friday should be in the low to mid 60s in Los Angeles County, and in the mid-50s to low 60s in the Inland valleys.

The second storm system is expected to move through Southern California on Wednesday afternoon. Rain totals likely won’t be as significant as Monday’s, Albright said.

A third system is expected to hit Southern California on Thursday and Friday. However, that one is “less defined” on the Weather Service’s radar and thus a little more unpredictable, Albright said. Meteorologists aren’t yet sure what the system will bring, other than a few showers.

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