Rain, Wind Blow Through Banning, Beaumont: Fast Moving Storm

BANNING, CA — Widespread rain, mountain snow, strong winds and cold temperatures arrived in California Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

A wind advisory is in place until 9 p.m. Tuesday, the NWS reported for both the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass Area, near Banning.

The cold front out of the Gulf of Alaska will bring rain and unusually cool temperatures to Southern California along with the first snowfall of the season in local mountains at higher elevations. Rain was expected across the Inland Empire starting Tuesday evening, according to the weather service.

In Banning, showers would blow in after 11 p.m. A Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph was expected and rain chances stayed at 30 percent.

The rain is expected to last through Wednesday, and daytime highs will remain low all week in Riverside County with highs in the upper 60s.

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Week Ahead Weather:

Wednesday: A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.; Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70; Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69; Sunday Night Patchy fog. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 47.

The storm, which pushed into the Pacific Northwest early Tuesday, will continue moving southeast, bringing rain to drought-stricken California, the National Weather Service said.

Southern California mountain communities such as Big Bear and Idyllwild can expect a light dusting of snow overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.

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