A shift in weather at the end of the week will bring a high chance of rain next weekend, possibly the first rainy Halloween in Los Angeles since 2014. <\/p>\n
The reprieve from rain is expected to last just a few more days as forecasters warn of another storm system that could bring Los Angeles its first rainy Halloween since 2014.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s still too far out to know the exact timing and location of precipitation, but \u201cit looks like it will be a wet Halloween holiday weekend,\u201d said Rich Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.<\/p>\n
Forecasters said there\u2019s currently a 90% chance of rain sometime between Friday and Nov. 2 \u2014 including Halloween night \u2014 with a high probability of steady to heavy rainfall, according to the weather service\u2019s forecast discussion. <\/p>\n
\u201cHalloween activities are likely to be impacted,\u201d the forecast discussion said. \u201cAt this point, the most likely outcome is for a moderate-level storm in terms of strength and impacts, with a low but present risk for a higher level storm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the first [Halloween] in a while that could actually be wet,\u201d Thompson said. The last recorded rainfall on Halloween in L.A. occurred in 2014<\/a>, when a quarter inch of precipitation fell on downtown Los Angeles, according to weather service records. <\/p>\n Before 2014, Halloween hadn\u2019t seen precipitation since 2003 \u2014 when about half an inch of rain was recorded \u2014 and before that it hadn\u2019t rained on the holiday since 1987, when 1.39 inches fell, according to the weather service<\/a>. <\/p>\n Until Friday, though, weather across Southern California will likely be benign, though extremely high tides<\/a> could bring a different kind of water hazard. <\/p>\n Much of the California coastline is under coastal flood advisories beginning Sunday, with minor to moderate flooding expected due to \u201chistorically high tides,\u201d Thompson said. <\/p>\n In Southern California, the highest tides are projected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, when water levels will be several feet above normal high tides \u2014 likely to affect areas already battered by high waters and strong waves during recent storms, including major issues on the Long Beach Peninsula<\/a>, severe erosion that has endangered a key coastal railway<\/a> and structural damage to dozens of homes<\/a> and piers<\/a> in Orange County. <\/p>\n Water levels in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties could reach 7.5 to 8 feet, or even higher, above baseline, which is defined as the average low-water level observed between 1983 and 2001.<\/p>\n