Southern Californians are enjoying relief from the brutal heat wave that brought triple digits to the region. Now, for the first time in months, the chance of rain has returned to the forecast.
According to the National Weather Service, a low-pressure system moving into Southern California will cause temperatures to drop 10-15 degrees below average over the weekend and into next week.
Along with that drop in temperatures comes potential precipitation. Areas that could see showers or chances of rain on Monday include Orange County and the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.
Inland valleys in metro Los Angeles have a 40% chance of rain on Monday. KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo explained that percentage to viewers Friday morning.
“I hear people on TV so often [say] ‘four out of ten times if we get this storm, we’re going to get some rain.’ It does not mean that,” DiCarlo said. “40% means right now we are forecasting 40% of the area in the San Gabriel Valley will get rain. That means 40% or more.”
That means if you live in one of the two valleys in L.A., there’s a 40% chance you’ll experience rain at home and a 60% chance it lands elsewhere in the valleys.
“We are anticipating rain of some sort on Monday,” DiCarlo added.
Now, it doesn’t mean that rain will be heavy downpours. The NWS said all rain coming Monday should be light. Early forecasts show that more rain could also be on its way Thursday.