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April Showers Dampen the Southland
The first of two storms has rolled into Southern California Wednesday, with the second wave of rain expected to hit Friday.
A pair of winter storms are moving into the Southland, with the first series of thunder-puntuated showers dampening the area Wednesday, according to National Weather Service forecasters.
Between a half inch and a full inch of rain is likely in the coastal plains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from each storm. The NWS issued a winter weather advisory Wednesday, with mountain snow accumulations of one to two inches through the afternoon, and a storm total of four to eight inches above 6,000 feet.
Wednesday's storm is expected to bring winds out of the Southeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. Gusts are expected to be 15 miles per hour.
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Thursday will bring sunny skies, while rains are likely to return in time for Friday, with rain dissipating by Saturday morning.
La Cañada's five day forecast according to the NWS is:
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Wednesday: Showers. High near 52, low of 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54, low 49.
Friday: Showers. High near 49. Chance of precipitation is 90%, with lows dropping to 35.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a high of 52.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high of 62.
The storms were predicted to be stronger to the south of Los Angeles, and about twice as much rain was forecast for Orange and San Diego counties' coastal strip. Snow down to the 5,500-foot elevation was predicted as cold air moves in late Wednesday to the inland mountains near Idyllwild, Palomar Mountain and Alpine.
