While one storm system has moved out of San Diego County, another making its way from the northwest was expected to bring rain and thunderstorms to North County and beyond.
Some sprinkles fell in Escondido and more could fall overnight Wednesday in areas like Oceanside and Temecula, according to NBC 7's meteorologist Dagmar Midcap.
"That frontal boundary won't be making its way towards the area until later on this evening and that's when we will see the bulk of the precipitation," NBC 7 weathercaster Llarisa Abreu said. "And I think the sweet spot for the storm will be setting up shop across the North County."
Oceanside and Fallbrook could receive just under an inch of rain.
There was a chance the North County would see thunderstorms from 4 to 8 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
The owner of a North County artificial turf and flooring company said he's been praying for rain for months even though it tends to slow down business.
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"We can't go out and dig and pull out the dirt when it rains," Allen Bayrooti, owner of Savon Flooring said. "One thing I can tell you though, when it does rain and we have a customer in our store, they're buying because no one is going to a carpet store when it's raining unless they really have to."
Plant Play Nursery employee Sergio Regalado has been wishing for rain, too, because it helps his plants and his bottom line.
"With the drought and everything, any little water we can give them extra is always good. "You know, water prices are going up," he said.
Though no flash flood watches or warning were scheduled for Wednesday, rain has the potential to bring mudslides in areas scarred by wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.
East County residents affected in July by the West Fire, which burned 34 homes in the foothill community of Alpine, were preparing for the rain and potential flooding with sandbags and straw wattles.
Those areas were not expected to receive much rainfall but some sprinkles could bring less than a tenth of an inch of rain, the NWS said.
In the mountains, the storm was expected to increase wind gusts during the afternoon and through the night into Thursday. Gusts will be in the 30 to 40 miles per hour range.
While the last storm system was tropical, this system was expected to be cool and less humid -- a weather pattern more common in the fall.
The chance for rainfall diminishes on Thursday, though clouds will remain through the weekend.
