by Timothy Rutt

A light to moderate rain is predicted for Los Angeles County this weekend, moving in Firday night and into Saturday, followed by a quick-moving cold front Sunday night.  The National Weather Service shouts:

A SERIES OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER…A COUPLE OF WEAKER STORM SYSTEMS WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ON FRIDAY…THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BRINGING ONLY LIGHT TO  MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION. THE CENTRAL COAST  WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION… WITH  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS… WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION WILL RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER  AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH. THERE WILL BE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY ON SATURDAY WITH WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY NEEDED.  SNOW WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE INCOMING STORMS AS THE SNOW  LEVEL WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 9000 FEET… THEN LOWER TO 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL PONDING OF WATER ON FREEWAYS AND LOW-LYING AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING…ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST. ANOTHER QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT…AND MOVE OUT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN THE WEEKEND STORM.