Rainy Weekend Forecast For Murrieta, Look Ahead To Thanksgiving Week

MURRIETA, CA — Though the Inland Empire was dry Friday, wet weather was slated to return Saturday and throughout the weekend. Clear and comfortable weather was forecast for Thanksgiving week, according to the National Weather Service.

"We're monitoring an incoming low-pressure system that is currently developing north off the coast of the Pacific Northwest," according to an NWS statement. "This low will slowly move south and east over much of this week, eventually bringing cooler and wetter conditions to Southern California."

Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Inland Empire, and snow levels will be above 7,500 feet in the Riverside County mountain communities on Saturday.

Surface prognostication charts published by the agency indicated back-to-back troughs crossing the region over the three days. Still, meteorologists said the bulk of the moisture would stay off the coast and to the south until Friday.

After the storm system exits to the east on Saturday, it will be replaced by a ridge of high pressure. It will influence weather patterns next week, with generally warmer, drier conditions for the Thanksgiving holiday period, according to the NWS.

Temperatures in the Riverside metropolitan area through Saturday will see a slight cooling trend, with daytime highs peaking in the low 70s and lows holding in the 50s.

Murrieta's Weather Forecast Through Thanksgiving:

Saturday
Showers. High near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thanksgiving Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.