Rain is on the way for much of California, and forecasters are warning that the incoming storm could lead to floods and more snow in mountain communities still trying to dig out of the last storm.
Farther south, in San Diego County, Thursday is expected to be the warmest day of the week before our weathers makes a 180 turn and reverts to gloomy conditions. Thursday includes mild temperatures and sunny skies with the forecast as followed:
- Coast - 64
- Inland - 70
- Mountains - 60
- Deserts - 77
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Next storm arrives in California on Friday, a warmer one, with mainly rain. Most precipitation should be Friday evening and overnight.
"Not so much in the morning," NBC 7 Meteorologist Sheena Parveen said. "Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if we had maybe a stray shower or sprinkle."
Some showers could linger into Saturday, then improving on Sunday. Rain totals look to be around 0.25-0.5 inches.
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"Mostly looks like light rain, maybe a little moderate rain here and there," Parveen said. "Saturday morning could have a couple of showers lingering but overall, we should be drying out through the day Saturday and dry on Sunday."
Farther north, it will be cool and windy Wednesday and Thursday in Los Angeles and Orange counties, with gusty conditions in the deserts and mountains through Saturday. There is a chance of rain on Friday and snow levels will be at 9,000 feet. West winds between 30-40 mph are in the forecast across the mountains, desert slopes and passes.
The heaviest rainfall up north will arrive Friday evening and Saturday, according to forecasters. A main concern is rain falling on a large snowpack in the mountains. Melted snow and rainfall runoff could result in flooding, according to the National Weather Service, and lead to damage to property, structures and roads in mountain communities below 7,000 feet. Above 8,000 feet, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected.
There are avalanche warnings in place for elevations above 5,000 feet.
So far next week in San Diego is looking to be very active, with two storms possibly hitting the West Coast, which means multiple days of rain chances.
