Cold and Wet Weather on the Way as Storm Sweeps in From Northwest
Orange County may be in for a preview of winter weather for the next few days, with rain and much cooler temperatures.
“It looks like a fairly cold storm system coming in,” said Curtis Brack, a meteorologist with WeatherData, which provides forecasts for The Times.
Brack said the rain, which was expected to start early this morning, could linger into midday Friday, dumping more than an inch of precipitation on the county.
The showers, the product of a trough of low pressure from the Pacific Northwest following on the heels of a cold front from Central California, should be fairly steady through this afternoon, tapering off to intermittent showers, Brack said.
In coastal areas, anywhere from one-quarter inch to an inch of rain may fall, with more accumulation in the mountains and canyons, he said.
High temperatures today should remain in the lower and middle 60s, with nighttime lows in the mid-40s to lower 50s. Friday could be even cooler, Brack said, with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s.
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