Heavier rain is expected to move across Los Angeles this weekend, with parts of the city likely seeing rain after 11 p.m. Saturday and scattered showers arriving Sunday afternoon before 2. The National Weather Service said there is also a 15% to 25% chance of thunderstorms in some parts of Los Angeles.
Any storms that do form could bring brief heavy rain, gusty outflow winds, small hail and possibly waterspouts or weak, short-lived tornadoes. Total rainfall through Sunday night is expected to land between 0.50 and 1.50 inches, while Sunday’s high in Los Angeles is forecast near 65 degrees.
The storm system could linger over parts of the region through Monday before dry, warm weather returns after that. Temperatures are then expected to climb to more than 75 degrees later in the week and reach nearly 80 degrees next Saturday.
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Saturday’s forecast came as a ridge of high pressure moved east and a storm system arrived in the area, part of a broader weather pattern affecting California. The National Weather Service said spring is a period when weather can become more variable as the atmosphere begins to behave more like waves in the ocean, a setup that can make conditions shift quickly from one day to the next.
The most active weather is expected outside Los Angeles, with heavier rain and some thunderstorms forecast for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. North of Point Conception in Santa Barbara County, wind gusts could create risks including downed trees or power lines, and gusty winds are also expected in portions of the Mojave Desert. Snow levels are expected to fall at high elevations, with wet snow possible in places such as the northern Ventura County mountains, but major flooding and debris flows are not expected.
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For Los Angeles, the answer to whether the weekend turns disruptive is no: the system should bring a wet stretch and a few storms, but not the kind of rain that triggers major flooding. The main change for residents will be a cooler, wetter Sunday before the sun and warmth return early next week.
