Winter storm blows through Southland

Seal Beach residents Mike and Cookie Castro cover themselves with a giant towel while a light rain falls on their morning walk along the Seal Beach Pier.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Dec. 22, 2015 9:03 AM PT

A view of Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory on the shortest day of the year in Los Angeles.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A storm that rolled through Southern California Tuesday morning is part of a frosty weather system thatÕs poised to drop snow at low elevations on Thursday and into Friday.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Waxler keeps dry on her way to court Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A light rain doesn’t seem to bother folks on their morning walk along the Seal Beach Pier.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Claudia Higginbotham walks her dog, Cody, along Main Street during a light rain in Seal Beach past the Endless Summer clothing shop, on the first full day of Winter.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)