Rain to Taper Off as Cooling Trend Begins
Although showers are predicted through the early afternoon today, relief is in sight with decreasing clouds toward the evening and throughout the week in the San Fernando Valley, forecasters said.
Cloudy conditions coupled with the early-afternoon rainfall, though not as heavy as the weekend downpour thatcaused flooding in some areas, marks the beginning of a cooling trend with high temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s, forecasters said.
Today’s high temperatures are expected to be 59 in Woodland Hills, Burbank and Chatsworth and 57 in Van Nuys. Lows will be in the low 40s throughout the Valley.
Northeast winds, generating speeds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph will sweep through the Valley on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
“The winds should give things a chance to dry out from the rain,” said John Sherwin, a meteorologist with WeatherData Inc., which provides forecast information to The Times. “The system should be hitting the Midwest and maybe the East Coast soon, and it might even bring snow.”
In addition to winds, Sherwin forecasts cloudy skies and cooler weather conditions, with high temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and lows in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
Friday is expected to be less breezy and slightly warmer with high temperatures in the mid-60s and lows in the mid-40s, Sherwin said.
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