Chance Of Showers, Cloudy Skies In Rancho Santa Margarita This Weekend

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — After a week of intermittent Santa Ana winds, Rancho Santa Margarita residents can expect low winds, cloudy skies and a chance of rain this weekend, the National Weather Service reported.

On Saturday, residents can expect patchy fog in the morning with mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching the mid-'60s.

By Saturday night, cloud coverage will return to Orange County and bring a high chance of rain showers Sunday morning.

The rain is expected to continue into Monday night, the National Weather Service reported.

The return of rain comes after storm weather wreaked havoc across the region earlier this month, causing road closures and rescue efforts in Orange County and surrounding areas.

This rainy season has been unusually heavy for all of Orange County with recent rainfall totals ranging between 6 and nearly 20 inches — considerably more than the county's annual average of about 12-13 inches.

Orange County is already well over its average rainfall for January and December. Most of Orange County saw between 4 and 8 inches over seasonal averages for the last 60 days.

Patch staffer Emily Rahhal contributed to this report.