Cloudy conditions continued across the Southland Saturday as a low-pressure system dropped rain across much of the region.
The National Weather Service was also predicting a chance of thunderstorms in the mountains of northern Los Angeles County, with a slight chance of extending south into coastal and valley areas.
Rainfall totals were expected to range from one-third to two-thirds of an inch in most areas, with some parts of western Los Angeles County possibly seeing up to an inch, forecasters said.
“Rain rates in parts of the Palisades burn scar reached around a half inch per hour as the storm moved through that area between 9 and 10:30 this morning,” the NWS’ Los Angeles office said late Saturday morning. “No debris flows are expected, however some minor flooding of roads in the area is possible this morning.”
Snow levels will be between 4,500 and 5,500 feet on Saturday, with several inches of accumulation possible at higher elevations.
“At this point, it appears that snow levels will be too high to bring any significant snow accumulations to higher portions of Interstate 5 near the Grapevine,” according to the NWS.
High temperatures on Saturday were expected to be 10 to 20 degrees below normal in most areas, possibly 25 degrees below normal in the Antelope Valley and the mountains.
The rain should persist in some areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties into Sunday morning, giving way to partly cloudy skies later Sunday.
Slightly warmer weather is anticipated by early next week.