A storm is hitting California late in the wet season, bringing rain to the north and snow to the Sierra Nevada, with Los Angeles expected to receive light rain in time for the Tuesday afternoon commute.
Strong winds could make driving difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles such as big rigs. Fierce gusts of up to 65 mph are possible on the desert slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains. In Death Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass, which connects the Inland Empire to the Coachella Valley, gusts could hit 60 mph, rev up to 50 mph over the San Gabriel Mountains and Antelope Valley and rise to 40 mph elsewhere in the region.
The rainstorm is expected to bring one-tenth to one-third of an inch of rain in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and peak between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service office in Oxnard said…