Downpours, Thunderstorms Possible As Tropical Storm Lands In SoCal

LOS ANGELES, CA — Southern California could get some rare August rain Wednesday courtesy of Tropical Storm Eugene off the coast of the Baja Peninsula.

The vestiges of the storm will bring humidity and a chance of rain and thunderstorms to Southern California Wednesday through Thursday.

Some areas could get downpours with as much as two-inches of rain falling, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters warned of a 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties Tuesday night through Thursday.

"Remnant tropical moisture will support a chance (20-30 percent) of showers and slight (10-20 percent) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday," the weather service wrote. "The main concerns include dangerous lightning, including possible fire starts, and brief heavy rain leading to minor flooding."

The Southern California mountains are likely to receive the brunt of any rain with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday, according to the weather service.

"Thunderstorms are a possibility with locally heavy rain," the weather service warned. "Rain amounts through Thursday in most areas will likely be under a quarter inch, with isolated higher amounts where the heavier rain falls. "

With the chance of rain comes unusually cooler temperatures. Northridge could see its daytime high drop to the low 80s Thursday while temperatures along the Los Angeles County coast would top out in the low 70s. Further south, Laguna Beach tops out at 69 degrees, according to the weather service.

By Saturday, the hot weather will return, spiking by 10 degrees in Northridge while remaining in the 70s along the coast and hitting the lows 80s in Downtown Los Angeles and inland Orange County.