After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week β with one of them potentially bringing much-needed moisture to the still-withered Southland while packing a more powerful and prolonged punch up north. Basin last weekend β could near a total above 2 inches of rain for the season.
Experts say it will take 2 to 4 inches over the region to comfortably consider the wildfire season over.
It might not be widespread enough. Though that last storm, L. Downtown Los Angeles received a total of 0. Drought Monitor.
At the end of December, much of Southern California had swung toward drought conditions for the first time in years, but the last few weeks have elevated those concerns, with much of L.
And these latest measurements are also nowhere near as dire as they were during the years-long drought that stretched through much of the early s. However, the U. Moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast in Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Tuesday through Thursday, according to the weather service office. It could rain for many hours each day, with the highest chance of precipitation between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon.
