Hourly Rain Forecast For Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, CA — Rain has hit Orange County starting Friday evening and lasting through Sunday, forecasters say.

Between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain are expected as a result of this latest storm, according to the National Weather Service, although the volume will climb to between a half-inch and three-quarters of an inch in foothill and mountain areas.

In Lake Forest, starting Friday,here is your hourly forecast for rain:

Friday:

• 2 p.m. 95 percent rain chance
• 3 p.m. 90 percent rain chance
• 4 p.m. 70 percent rain chance
• 5 p.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 6 p.m. 0 percent rain chance
• 7 p.m. 15 percent rain chance
• 8 p.m. 15 percent rain chance
• 9 p.m. 15 percent rain chance
• 10 p.m. 15 percent rain chance
• 11 p.m. 20 percent rain chance

Saturday:

• 12 a.m. 15 percent rain chance
• 1 a.m. 25 percent rain chance
• 2 a.m. 25 percent rain chance
• 3 a.m. 30 percent rain chance
• 4 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 5 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 6 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 7 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 8 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 9 a.m. 40 percent rain chance
• 10 a.m. 45 percent rain chance
• 11 a.m. 50 percent rain chance
• 12 p.m. 55 percent rain chance
• 1 p.m. 55 percent rain chance
• 2 p.m. 65 percent rain chance

The snow level will remain above 7,000 feet. Also expected are south- to-southeast winds gusting at between 20 and 50 miles per hour.

The NWS forecast partly cloudy skies in Orange County, along with highs of 52 on Santiago Peak; 61 on Ortega Highway at 2,600 feet; 64 at Fremont Canyon; 65 in Laguna Beach; 66 in Newport Beach and San Clemente; 67 in Yorba Linda; 68 in Fullerton and Mission Viejo; 69 in Anaheim; and 70 in Irvine. Temperatures will remain about the same through Thursday, including Saturday and Sunday, when rain is expected.