LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Rain is likely returning to Southern California next week while cooler temperatures and dry weather fueled by the current low-pressure system are expected to last at least through Thursday, the National Weather Service reports.
The incoming precipitation is forecast from Tuesday to Thursday next week, though the predicted rainfall amounts – a quarter of an inch to an inch, potentially more at higher elevations – won’t be quite the same as the stormy weather experienced across the region last weekend.
“The last system was a really cold low-pressure system, and because it was cold, it brought a thunderstorm and convective shower that brought the higher rate of rainfall, which matters for triggering the debris flows,” NWS Meteorologist Lisa Phillips told the L.A. Times. “Because this system is warmer, that is probably not going to be as much of an issue.”
That weather event left many unprepared Southern California motorists in the mountains stranded in the snow, prompted a flash flood warning for parts of Malibu and the Palisades as well as the full closure of Topanga Canyon Boulevard from Pacific Coast Highway to Grand View Drive because of mud and debris flows.
As for next week’s forecast, weather service officials said there is still a range of outcomes where rainfall amounts and timing are concerned, though there is “at least some risk of moderate to heavy totals and intensities.”
In the near future, warmer temps are forecast starting Friday through Sunday, though north of Santa Barbara, residents may experience some light showers, NWS said.
