Thunderstorms will threaten parts of Southern California again on Saturday, but most of Los Angeles and Orange counties will be mostly dry and mild.
It’ll be a change from the last couple of days when wild weather brought rock and mud slides to northern Los Angeles County, endangered dozens of people as cars and trucks were buried in debris and the major north-south freeway, Interstate 5, was shut down for hours at the Grapevine.
It’s possible people in local mountain areas may once again be hit by thunderstorms later Saturday that could result in mud and rock slides.
The National Weather Service forecast for the Los Angeles and Long Beach areas calls for partly cloudy conditions with highs near 80 in downtown Los Angeles and inland areas with the mercury topping out at about 77 at local beaches.
Coastal Orange county may get some drizzle in the morning, but the rest of the day will be cloudy with highs of 74 to 79 and light winds.
The treat of thundershowers remains in the Antelope Valley and mountains of Los Angeles County.
“A moist and unstable air mass will bring a threat of thunderstorms to interior sections of Southwest California this afternoon and early evening,” the weather service said. “Any thunderstorms that develop will be slow-moving, resulting in the potential for flash flooding as well as mud and debris flows.”
Here are the latest temperatures and conditions around Southern California: