Josh Rubenstein's Weather Forecast (Oct. 31)
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — We've made it to Friday, and we are poised for the first "Rainy Season" storm.
The models are still holding this system together. The center of the Low is close to the Oregon Coast. It will drop down through the west coast over the next 24 hours. Low clouds are already moving into the region Friday morning.
Temperatures will be way down below average and way off of Thursday's highs. The rain starts along the central coast Friday afternoon then will hold off for the LA area until this evening.
As far as the rainfall goes, expect things to get going after 7 p.m. The rainfall will start out light and scattered. After midnight expect about 3 to 4 hours of steady rainfall.
There is a "vort max" drifting through overnight (this is an area of intense lift in the atmosphere). If this energy moves through at the right time, there could be 45 min to an hour of some very heavy rains.
Right now there is a Flash Flood Watch in effect for the Silverado Burn area along the Santa Ana Mountain range. No doubt if you live in an area near a recent burn, you should be on heightened alert through Saturday.
Snow levels could reach 6,000 feet but it will just be a dusting — maybe 1 to 2 inches of accum. There is a Winter Weather Advisory for the mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside County as well.
The rain will be scattered through the first half of Saturday, then things settle down. It will still be cool on Sunday.
All in all this is a good start to our winter season, however by Wednesday this will all be a distant memory as the hot weather returns.
