LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – After a long-overdue winter storm finally hit Southern California last weekend, forecasters are now tracking another storm that may bring measurable rain to the region.
A powerful system currently over the Pacific tapped into an atmospheric river, bringing heavy rain to our north. Still, the storm did not dip down far enough to affect Southern California.
By next week, rain is forecast to move down the coast and possibly reach Ventura and Los Angeles counties late Tuesday into Wednesday.
“Wednesday of next week, we may get some light rain … not that blanket rain that’s going to bring showers to everyone,” said KTLA Meteorologist Henry DiCarlo.
The National Weather Service also predicts that most of the rain will fall to our north with light to moderate showers and a low risk for debris flow along Southern California’s fire burn scars.
“Best guess rainfall amounts have increased some with two-day totals now forecast to be near a half inch and perhaps near an inch across some coastal slopes of (Santa Barbara) and western (Ventura) counties,” the National Weather Service stated in Thursday’s forecast.
Despite Southern California needing the rain, missing the heaviest showers would be a positive as our local burn zones are still recovering from recent wildfires. “We do not want the atmospheric river affecting us … It would mean serious problems,” Henry said.
