{"id":114985,"date":"2025-12-31T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/114985\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:52:16","slug":"timeline-new-years-rainstorm-to-drench-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/114985\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: New Year&#8217;s rainstorm to drench Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ewi7jzdvu6b41k00.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Dec. 30\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; Santa Ana winds are expected to continue gusting across much of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Southern California <\/a>on Tuesday, setting off a week of unsettled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">weather <\/a>that is forecasted to include more rain in the saturated region, including the likelihood of heavy rains falling on the normally sunny Rose Parade in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/pasadena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pasadena.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>   Rain chances, timing <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Timeline:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Wind advisories for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles <\/a>area have been extended through 3 p.m. Tuesday as Santa Ana winds continue to gust across the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Following the wind, a wet weather system fueled by moisture from the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/world\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mexico <\/a>is expected to arrive as early as Wednesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Rain begins Wednesday morning, starting off mostly light to moderate. A heavier wave of rain is forecast for late Wednesday night (New Year&#8217;s Eve) into Thursday morning (New Year&#8217;s Day).<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/precip.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">On-and-off rain showers continue through Thursday, with more scattered rain in the forecast for Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The wet weather continues into the weekend, with a more widespread wave of rain expected on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE: <a class=\"WlydOe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/nws-high-wind-warning-southern-california-santa-ana-winds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern California weather shift: Santa Ana winds to blast region before New Year&#8217;s rainstorm<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Forecasters anticipate between 1 and 3 inches of rain in coastal and valley areas and 2 to 5 inches in the mountains by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p> Evacuations <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Evacuation warnings have been issued beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday for recent burn zones across Los Angeles County, including the Palisades, Eaton, Agua Dulce, Franklin, Bridge, Kenneth and Canyon fires, due to the possibility of mud or debris flows.<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Extremely high\u2019 chance for wet Rose Parade <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The NWS is warning those planning to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">holiday <\/a>festivities to prepare for inclement weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Forecasters specifically addressed the high probability of a wet holiday: &#8220;&#8230; The chances of a wet New Year&#8217;s parade, and including the night before when people came out before the parade, are extremely high, 80-90% at this point,&#8221; forecasters said in a statement Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/p1p15582mbyqle1q.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Forecast for Tuesday, Dec. 30\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The exact timing of the rain on New Year&#8217;s Day is unclear.<\/p>\n<p> First rainy parade since 2006 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The Rose Parade in Pasadena is famous for its historically clear weather, having avoided rain less than a dozen times in its 136-year history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">If the current forecast holds, New Year\u2019s Day will mark the first time rain has fallen on the floral procession since 2006.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">While the upcoming storm is significant, the NWS notes that it will likely be &#8220;at least 50% lighter than the last event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fdiho08w3963g8w2.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Parade floats near perfection\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   Plan accordingly <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTTV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Why you should care:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The primary concern for residents is the condition of the terrain following last week\u2019s heavy storms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Because the ground is already saturated, authorities have issued warnings regarding possible mud and debris flows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/video\/fmc-9ozd0yu5pxg8ri1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8216;Presents floating by&#8217;; SoCal mountain community hit by flash flood<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Additionally, spectators and participants in the Rose Parade should expect &#8220;periods of light to moderate rain&#8221; and should plan accordingly to stay dry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report is based on information from the National Weather Service. City News Service contributed.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/weather\/severe-weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Severe Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/series\/instastories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instastories<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/los-angeles-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/riverside-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Riverside County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/orange-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/san-bernardino-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Bernardino County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\/ventura-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ventura County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES &#8211; Santa Ana winds are expected to continue gusting across much of Southern California on Tuesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1184,2444,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,100,611,612,5518,425,634,1181,1226,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-114985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-instastories","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-county","15":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","16":"tag-los-angeles-news","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-orange-county","19":"tag-riverside-county","20":"tag-san-bernardino-county","21":"tag-series","22":"tag-severe-weather","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-ventura-county","25":"tag-weather"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}