{"id":286325,"date":"2026-04-26T03:11:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/286325\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T03:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T03:11:20","slug":"southern-california-braces-for-light-rain-cooling-trend-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/286325\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern California braces for light rain, cooling trend this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A weak late-season storm system is moving through Southern California on Saturday, ending a period of seasonal norms with a noticeable cooling trend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most areas can expect light rain totaling a tenth of an inch or less, while gusty winds could reach 45 mph in the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While rainfall amounts are expected to be minimal, it is unclear if the secondary system arriving mid-week will bring more significant precipitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/tag\/us\/ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Southern California;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Southern California<\/a> is experiencing a shift to cooler, unsettled <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:weather;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">weather<\/a> this weekend as a low-pressure system brings light showers and breezy conditions, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Daytime highs are expected to drop into the 60s for many coastal and valley areas through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday&#8217;s high temperatures will struggle to reach the low 70s, a sharp decline from Friday&#8217;s seasonal conditions, the NWS said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A tenth of an inch of rain is likely for most, though mountain ranges may see up to a quarter-inch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gusty southwest-to-west winds are a primary concern for interior regions, with peak gusts hitting 45 mph in corridors like the Antelope Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What&#8217;s next<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skies are expected to clear by Sunday afternoon as the system exits, though temperatures will remain below normal into early next week.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Forecasters are already tracking another weak system that could bring additional light rain to the region by late Tuesday or Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Source<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This report is based on information from the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief A weak late-season storm system is moving through Southern California on Saturday, ending a period of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,13496,122716,60,122718,122717,1009],"class_list":["post-286325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-light-rain","tag-light-showers","tag-national-weather-service","tag-seasonal-conditions","tag-secondary-system","tag-southern-california"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286325","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=286325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}