Another winter storm hit Southern California this weekend, but it is expected to be milder than previous rains.
The wettest period of the weekend was expected for Saturday, but there is still a chance of rain on Sunday.
The cold storm was forecast to bring “light to locally moderate rain and mountain snow to the area,” the weather service said. And forecasters said there will be moderate to locally strong winds from the southwest through Sunday.
There could also be “isolated, brief bursts of heavy rain likely through Saturday night,” primarily in the foothills and coastal slopes, the weather service office in Oxnard said. There is a potential for landslides and rock slides along canyon roads and under steep slopes, and for continued ground movement in recent landslide areas.
For the weekend storm, downtown Los Angeles could receive 0.6 inches of rain; Long Beach, 0.44 inches; Pomona, 0.74 inches; Pasadena, 1.33 inches; Santa Clarita, 0.77 inches; Oxnard, 0.65 inches; and Santa Barbara, 0.92 inches.
San Diego could reach up to 0.2 inches; Irvine, San Clemente and Riverside could reach up to 0.3 inches; Anaheim, up to 0.4 inches; Ontario and Temecula, up to 0.7 inches; and San Bernardino, up to 1 inch.
Snow levels could drop below 5,000 feet above sea level. Forecasters said there is a 15% to 20% chance of 1 inch of snow falling on the Grapevine section of Interstate 5, which runs through Tejon Pass connecting Los Angeles County to the Central Valley.
There have been strong gusts near the desert foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, with overnight gusts reaching 73 mph, according to the weather service. About 4 to 6 inches of snow could fall through Sunday in Big Bear Lake and Wrightwood.
Monday is expected to bring dry weather, but rain and snow could return Tuesday and Wednesday. Dry weather is expected to return Thursday and Friday.
