LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A fourth consecutive day of rain is forecast for Los Angeles County Tuesday but a brief respite is expected Wednesday with another storm slated to arrive Thursday and linger into Friday.
There is a 100% chance of rain Tuesday for downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Long Beach, Pasadena, Burbank, San Gabriel and Mount Wilson, a 90% chance for Lancaster Palmdale and Avalon and a 70% chance for Woodland Hills and Saugus, according to the National Weather Service.
By Tuesday evening, rainfall totals for the front are expected to be a half-inch to an inch for the coastal and valley areas with 1-2 inches in the foothills and mountains, according to the weather service.
Rainfall rates through Tuesday are expected to generally be under a half-inch per hour and will “generate nuisance flooding across the area,” the weather service forecast.
There will also be a threat of thunderstorms in Los Angeles County, the weather service reported.
There is also a high risk of rip currents for the Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County beaches, meaning life-threatening rip currents are likely, according to the weather service.
Tuesday’s high temperatures are forecast by the weather service to be around 60 from the beaches to downtown Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, the mid-50s to around 60 in the San Gabriel Valley, the mid-50s in the Santa Clarita Valley and the mid-40s to lower-50s in the Antelope Valley.
The wettest spot in Los Angeles County in the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. Monday was Northridge, where 0.66 of an inch fell, followed by the unincorporated Antelope Valley community of Sandberg where 0.54 of an inch fell, and UCLA, where 0.51 of an inch fell, according to the weather service.
Monday’s rain caused a landslide in the Santa Clarita Valley, mudslides in Malibu and multiple reports of flooding on the Golden State (5) Freeway, near the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway and northward, the weather service reported.
Snow levels started at 7,000 feet Monday morning and fell to 5,000 feet later in the day. Snow was reported throughout the mountains. Snow levels could fall as low as 4,000 feet by Tuesday morning with some non-accumulating snow possible on the Grapevine, the weather service said.
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