Back-to-back storm systems will roll through Los Angeles County this weekend, making for chilly, wet weather, including the possibility of thunderstorms, and snow at higher elevations.
Clear skies and comfortable temps will dominate the region on Friday, but come Saturday, the first of the upper level “short wave” troughs will slide into Southern California from the northwest, producing rain showers in the late afternoon and evening hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Precipitation could be locally heavy at times, forecasters said, especially going into Sunday, as the first system rotates east, replaced by another mass of unstable weather that could trigger downpours and isolated thunderstorms.
Up to 1.5 inches of rain is possible in some areas, according to an NWS statement. Snow levels are expected to drop to 4,000 feet by Sunday evening, the NWS said.
Light snow accumulations are possible over the I-5 Grapevine Sunday afternoon and night, according to the NWS.
High temperatures in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are predicted to hover in the mid to upper 60s Saturday and a few degrees cooler Sunday, according to forecasters. In Palm Springs, the high will just break above 70 on Saturday but likely not make it above 62 on Sunday.
According to the NWS, the disturbances will clear to the east by Monday morning. Behind the storm, there will be the potential for moderate to strong northwest to north winds in the mountains and much of the Antelope Valley Sunday night into early Monday, the NWS reported. With a ridge of high pressure building and clearing skies, an induced a warm trend is expected until at least Thursday.
–City News Service and staff contributed to this report