Rain Showers, Big Temperature Drop Coming To Murrieta: NWS

MURRIETA, CA — Dust those umbrellas off and grab your coat. It's about to change dramatically weather-wise here in the Murrieta area, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters say the current "well above average high temperatures" are expected to continue Monday, but temperatures will drop about 10 degrees Tuesday — and then another 20 degrees on Wednesday. And with the drop in the temperatures, expect wet weather to arrive.

"While some showers are possible as early as Tuesday, the most widespread showers with the more significant precipitation are expected for Wednesday into Thursday," the NWS said in its forecast discussion on Monday. "Slow warming and drying for the end of the week into next weekend."

What's more, the snow level will drop on Wednesday night into Thursday "with a few inches of snowfall possible in the mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties above 7000 feet."

Here's Murrieta's full forecast from the NWS for the coming days:

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday
A chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday
Showers. High near 58. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.