It was slightly cooler in the Southland Tuesday– slightly — but temperatures still reached 90 in downtown Los Angeles as forecasters warned that a low-pressure system will bring a chance of rain to the area.
The system moving in from the southwest will bring with it a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
“An upper-level low approaching from the southwest will bring the possibility of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night before becoming more confined to the mountains on Friday,” according to the National Weather Service. “A second low-pressure system will bring the possibility of showers Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the region can expect a cooling trend that will drop temperatures closer to normal by the weekend, forecasters said.
Temperatures Tuesday were generally lower than they have been over the past three days, but it was still hot in many areas. Most areas were in the mid- to upper-80s, short of the triple-digit heat that broiled parts of the Southland over the weekend and Monday.
Despite the chance of precipitation, temperatures will still be unseasonably warm for the next few days, although it will gradually get cooler as the week wears on. Downtown Los Angeles is expected to reach 86 degrees Wednesday, then drop to 83 Thursday and 82 the next two days.
At Los Angeles International Airport, it’ll be 81 Wednesday, then down to the upper-70s the rest of the week.
With the possibility of rain, forecasters again warned that a strong downpour could raise the risk of flooding, particularly in recent burn areas.
“The heavy rain will also result in a risk of flash flooding and debris flows in recent burn areas,” according to the NWS, which adding that “rain is expected to diminish Thursday night into early Friday as the system shifts southeast of the area.”
—City News Service