Snow levels are expected to drop to 3,500 feet in Riverside County mountain communities Monday following periods of light rain Sunday.
Parts of Riverside County experienced light rain with more substantial precipitation expected later in the week, according to the National Weather Service.
Rain fell in metropolitan Riverside, Banning, Hemet, Jurupa Valley and other areas Sunday, while Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Coachella and Desert Hot Springs largely remained dry.
Forecasters were citing a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday evening, with snow levels falling to 3,500 to 4,000 feet by Monday morning.
A winter weather advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday for the Inland Empire mountains. A wind advisory was in effect until 10 p.m. Monday in the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, including the cities of Desert Hot Springs and Banning.
West winds will strengthen late Sunday afternoon and evening, gusting as high as 60 mph over the mountains, into the deserts, and below the passes through Monday evening, the NWS said.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust advisory in the Coachella Valley effective until noon Monday.
This week is expected to bring cooler daytime temperatures to the county, with highs in downtown Riverside staying in the lower 60s and dropping to about 55 on Thursday.
Palm Springs reached a high of 73 on Sunday. It is expected to drop to 68 on Monday before rising into the mid to upper 70s Tuesday and Wednesday and dropping to 62 on Thursday.
Sunday’s highs reached 63 in the downtown Riverside area, 60 in Temecula and Hemet, 75 in the Coachella Valley and 73 in Palm Springs, according to the NWS.