Storm system to bring persistent rainfall to Southern California starting Tuesday - KTLA Los Angeles

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by: Marc Sternfield, The Associated Press contributed to this report

Posted: Dec 26, 2022 / 03:47 PM PST

Updated: Dec 26, 2022 / 03:51 PM PST

Like the flip of a switch, Southern California’s lukewarm and adust vacation upwind is astir to alteration arsenic a potent tempest system moves in.

Rain is expected to get successful San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties precocious Monday nighttime into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

By Tuesday afternoon, rainfall volition widen to Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

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Rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are expected on California’s Central Coast. Ventura and Los Angeles counties tin expect a half-inch to 1 inch of rainfall with higher amounts successful the foothills and mountains.

“The tempest doorway volition stay unfastened done the remainder of the week with a accidental of rainfall each day,” NWS said. “Showers whitethorn proceed astatine times done Friday, with different important tempest imaginable this weekend.”

High temperatures successful the Los Angeles country volition driblet from the 70s connected Monday, to the 60s connected Tuesday and Wednesday, and past precocious 50s connected Thursday and Friday.

Drought-stricken California’s upland snowpack, a cardinal portion of the state’s h2o supply, is disconnected to a bully start. But experts stay cautious. Last wintertime had a akin commencement and past turned extraordinarily adust January done March, the months that usually bring the astir rainfall and snow.

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