RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA – A storm headed into Southern California is expected to bring rain to parts of Riverside County Friday starting during the late afternoon hours.
The storm is expected to drop a quarter to half an inch of rain in the mountains and a tenth of an inch or less in the Coachella Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
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No rain was in the forecast for Thermal and just .01 of an inch is expected in Palm Springs.
Forecasters predicted Temecula would get .19 of an inch of rain through Saturday morning; Lake Elsinore would get .24 of an inch; .27 of an inch would fall in Anza and Hemet; and the storm would deliver .38 of an inch of precipitation in the city of Riverside.
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The snow level will fall to around 6,500 feet Saturday, according to the weather service.
Scattered showers are expected to taper off Saturday night or early Sunday.
Gusty Santa Ana winds will begin blowing in some areas late Saturday night or early Sunday, according to the NWS.
FOR THIS WEEKEND:
- Valentine's Day Dinner Dance
- Pechanga's 9th Annual Chocolate Decadence: Temecula
- Chinese Folk Art Event
- 17th Annual Palm Desert Senior Games & International Sports Festival
- Strut Your Mutt La Quinta
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