A brief but substantial storm is expected to bring showers and strong winds to most of Riverside County on Tuesday, forecasters said Sunday.
“A low pressure system moving southward along the West Coast will bring stronger onshore winds Monday into Tuesday night, along with showers from the coast to the mountains Monday night into Tuesday night,” the National Weather Service reported.
By late Monday, strong wind gusts were expected for the mountains and deserts with gusts between 30 to 40 mph and exceeding 55 mph in the wind-prone passes and slopes.
The system is also expected to bring in colder air, chances of showers and high-elevation snow Monday night. Precipitation is expected to begin Monday night and last through Tuesday night, with rainfall rates possibly exceeding a quarter-inch per hour for the western Inland Empire.
Tuesday’s temperatures will likely be as much as 10-20 degrees below normal in the inland valleys, mountains and deserts, forecasters added.
By Wednesday the rain will have moved on and temperatures will begin warming up again throughout the county.
“For next weekend the warming continues inland while marine layer clouds and fog return to the coastal areas,” the NWS predicted.