Rain was expected to move into parts of the Southern California Saturday evening bringing moderate to heavy downpours to the Los Angeles Basin on Sunday, and snow was forecast in the mountain regions, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said the storm system could produce a four- to six-hour period of steady rain, followed by scattered showers. Episodes of gusty winds could also be expected especially in the mountains and across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, the weather service said in an advisory. A slight chance of thunderstorms, producing small hail, was predicted during the height of the storm.
Rainfall amounts were expected to range from one-third of an inch to 1 inch in most areas, but could possibly be higher on and below south and southwest-facing mountains, weather officials said.
They predicted that snow levels in the mountains could average between 4,500 and 5,500 feet during most of the storm, and snow could affect travel on portions of Interstate 5 across the grapevine, especially on Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening.
The rain showers were forecast to move out of the region by early Monday, weather officials said.
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