A low-pressure system is expected to slowly move down the U.S. West Coast late this week into the weekend, bringing much-needed precipitation to Southern California. This weather event follows a period of heightened fire risk in the region fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and dry conditions.
While anticipated rainfall will not be sufficient to eradicate the ongoing drought, it will aid in fire containment efforts and potentially prevent new fires from igniting.
The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center forecasts precipitation amounts between 20 and 50 mm (0.8 – 2 inches) across Southern California, with the highest totals expected in the Transverse Ranges.
The Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) indicates an average precipitation of about 13 mm (0.5 inches), slightly above the 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) predicted by the Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) for coastal watersheds in Southern California over the next ten days…