Spotty showers Thursday morning, tracking the next storm Friday

Heavy rain moved out of the Central Coast and into Los Angeles County Thursday morning. While the bulk of moisture has ended, we can still expect on and off showers into lunch. Over the last 24 hours, reports show most of the area with an inch to an inch and a quarter of accumulated rainfall. Looking at 48 hour rain accumulations, which adds the mini system from Tuesday, most of the viewing area measured close to 1.5 inches. Some spotty showers may have heavy rain embedded, so it is advises to travel safely. Temperatures hold into the 50s and 60s and winds die off. We might see a few hours of sunshine before the next round of rain Friday.

The next organized and structured round of rain appears early Friday morning. This system will pale in comparison to Wednesday night. Spring showers bring breezy winds, light to moderate rainfall under a half of an inch and drying by the overnight. Expect wind advisories to be issued and some brief heavier rainfall embedded. Temperatures warm into the 50s and 60s.

Lingering rain may continue Saturday morning, but most of the area will be drying out and seeing sunshine by the evening. Winds die off temperatures stay mild and a pleasant, damp weekend is ahead. More rain headed into Monday and Tuesday as chances are close to 50% for the entire viewing area. This next storm will be smaller but may bring close to another half an inch of rainfall. The First Alert Weather Center has your forecast.