Rain Forecast for Today and Most of Next Week : New Storms Take Dead Aim at Southland

Wet weather is on the way this weekend as a new storm track sets up in the eastern Pacific and takes dead aim at Southern California, the National Weather Service said Friday.

The first storm expected to bring rain to the area will begin late today and taper off into showers by Sunday, with partial clearing by the afternoon.

But Sunday’s clearing will provide only a brief respite as cloudy skies and more rain are expected for Monday, with forecasts that the wet weather will continue for most of the week.

Southland temperatures will reach highs in the mid-60s over the weekend, with lows 10 degrees cooler.

Santa Ana and Newport Beach recorded a high temperature of 63 degrees Friday, while Dana Point reached 58 degrees. Overnight lows were 56 degrees in Newport Beach and Dana Point and 55 in Santa Ana.

The Los Angeles Civic Center recorded a high of 64 on Friday.

With today’s predicted rainfall will come winds gusting up to 30 m.p.h. over northern mountains and inland areas, continuing off and on through Sunday. The weather service has issued travelers’ advisories for those areas.

Inner coastal waters between Point Conception and the Mexican border will experience light, variable winds increasing to 12 to 22 knots by this afternoon. Seas in outer waters will increase to 8 to 12 feet, with southwest winds between 15 and 30 knots.

Cloudy skies will also blanket San Diego over the weekend, with up to half an inch of rain expected. High temperatures will be in the low 60s, with lows in the mid-50s.

In the San Francisco area, where a flash-flood watch has been issued for portions of Marin County early today, heavy rains this morning will taper off by afternoon. High temperatures will be in the low 60s, with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.