California’s Rainy Season Kicks Off With a Series of Storms This Week

Although the worst of the stormy conditions have been locked up over the Pacific Northwest in recent days, that is about to change as the storm splits and sends the impacts spilling into California and the interior West. Here is a closer look at what you should expect as this movement happens.

California Will Get in on Next West Coast Storm

The active storm track that has been pushing into the western U.S. from the northern Pacific will split in two by the end of the week, paving the way for drenching rainfall and mountain snow to reach California and areas farther east. The moisture will come in waves, popping up every one to three days through the next week.

The storm train will first track into British Columbia, Canada, and the northwestern corner of the U.S. for the next few weeks. A secondary pocket of storms will hit California and Nevada in the days ahead.

The first storm to reach as far as Southern California will ignite late Friday into Saturday. This brief round of rain could impact Los Angeles and San Diego before moving into the desert terrain of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona to start the weekend. The fast-moving nature of this storm will limit overall impacts; however, roads could become slick after weeks of dry conditions.