Southern California is heading into a period of noticeably cooler weather, with a chance of light rain expected as the week continues.
“We’re talking about cooler temperatures. A cooling trend is now underway across the Southland,” KTLA’s Kirk Hawkins said Wednesday morning.
According to the National Weather Service, light rain or drizzle is expected to reach the Central Coast tonight before spreading south into Southern California from Thursday night into Friday.
The highest rainfall totals are forecast for the south-facing slopes of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
“Amounts will be mostly light, with generally 0.25 inch or less of rainfall expected, but isolated thunderstorms with heavier rainfall cannot be ruled out,” the weather service said.
Snow is expected only at the highest elevations, as the coldest air mass will remain west of the region. “There is a 10% chance that more impactful snow could fall down to the 5,000-foot level,” forecasters said.
The cooler conditions are expected to be brief. High pressure is forecast to return later in the weekend, bringing a warming trend and rising temperatures into next week, Hawkins added.