Brrr! Cold Front Moves In, Bringing Rainy Days To San Marino

LOS ANGELES, CA — A cold front will hover over the Los Angeles area Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, bringing cool temperatures and moderate rain, according to the National Weather Service.

No mudslides or debris flows were expected in burn zones because the downpour are not likely to be heavy. The NWS forecasts showers Wednesday, Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday night, and a 70 percent chance of showers after midnight, according to the NWS.

The storm originated in the central Pacific headed and will bring average to moderate rainfall, likely from Tuesday evening until early Friday, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.

The storm was off the coast of Northern California Tuesday morning and was on a track to drop southeastward, said NWS meteorologist Dave Bruno. He said the heaviest rain will remain off the coast and that much heavier rain would fall on the Southland if the storm's trajectory were 50 miles to the east.

A wind advisory will be in effect until 3 p.m. Tuesday in the San Gabriel Mountains and Santa Clarita Valley. Winds of 20-30 miles per hour with 45 mph gusts were expected in the mountains. In the Santa Clarita Valley, the wind was expected to blow at 15-25 mph with gusts of 40 mph.

The NWS forecast partly cloudy skies in L.A. County Tuesday and highs of 57 degrees on Mount Wilson; 58 in Lancaster; 59 in Palmdale; 63 in Saugus; 64 in Avalon; 67 in San Gabriel; 68 in Burbank; 69 in Downtown L.A., Long Beach and at LAX; and 70 in Pasadena and Woodland Hills. Temperatures will drop by as much as 9 degrees Wednesday, then climb by a few degrees Thursday amid showers.

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