Rainy Weekend In Hollywood, Snow Expected In Mountains

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Less than a week after blistering winds knocked over trees and forced a vaccination site to temporarily close, Los Angeles is expected to get its first rainstorm of 2021 this weekend. Hollywood has a 50% chance of rain showers Friday night, with showers likely to continue on Saturday and again on Sunday night.

National Weather Service forecasters said an upper-level low-pressure system will make its way into the Southland Friday, giving the region "very cool and unsettled weather" through the weekend.

"At this time, (forecasters) do not anticipate this system to have a lot of moisture to work with," the NWS said. "So, rainfall totals will not be too impressive, with most areas receiving under one-quarter inch of rainfall, with local amounts up to around one-half inch across the San Gabriel Mountains."

Forecasters said thunderstorms may be possible on Saturday due to the unsettled nature of the storm.

Mountainous regions over 5,000 feet are expected to see snow on Friday, while the snow level should drop to 4,000 feet Friday night and Saturday.

In Sherman Oaks, Friday's high will be 62 degrees with an overnight low of 46 degrees. Saturday will see rainy skies with a high of 57 degrees and a low of 44 degrees, while Sunday will bring some brief sunshine at 59 degrees, before dropping to 43 overnight.