LOS ANGELES (KNX) — A storm system will bring April showers to Southern California beginning Thursday night and continuing into Friday morning. Rain began increasing across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties Thursday night, approaching Ventura county, the National Weather Service said.
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Forecasters say the rain will start to spread through Ventura and Los Angeles counties from 10 p.m. to midnight and continue dowsing the area through early Friday.
CBSLA meteorologist Alex Biston predicted a slight chance for thunderstorms but said the rain is much needed.
In the mountains, snow levels will fall to 5,500 feet early Friday morning with several inches of snow possible above 6,000 feet. There could be some light snow showers in the peaks around the grapevine but it isn't expected to be cold enough for snow to accumulate on the roads.
The system is expected to bring up to 0.25" of rain to most coast and valley locations with locally higher amounts in the mountains.
Prepare for gusty weather as wind is expected to pick up throughout the area, particularly across the mountains and deserts, CBS2's Biston said.
A Wind Advisory is in effect in the Antelope Valley, Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, and mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside County. Gusts as strong as 55 mph are possible.
The storm system will move east Friday, but cool and breezy conditions will stick around for the remainder of the day.
A big warm-up will happen late this weekend and early next week as temperatures rise into the 90s in some areas Sunday and Monday.
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CBS Los Angeles meteorologists contributed to this report.
