More Rain With A Window Of Sun In Store For Westwood-Century City

LOS ANGELES, CA — The rain won't let up, at least not for two more days, as the latest in a series of storms washes over the Los Angeles region, dumping up to 2 1/2 inches of rain in the San Gabriel Mountains and foothills, according to the National Weather Service.

The deluge prompted a flash-flood warning for the Woolsey Fire burn area in Malibu until at last 12:15 p.m. The storm is expected to last through Thursday — the last in a series of back-to-back storms fueled by the atmospheric river. The storm brings cooler than normal temperatures and the possibility of snowfall in the Grapevine area late Monday into early Tuesday and "maybe even a dusting in the Antelope Valley foothills," NWS Meteorologist Curt Kaplan said.

The San Gabriel Mountains could see 8 to 16 inches of snowfall above 6,500 feet before the system moves out, he said. The National Weather Service forecasts the rain to peter out late Tuesday into Wednesday. Southern California should get a couple dry days before the next chance of rain coming Friday evening into Saturday, Kaplan said.

In the meantime, road closures as of 11 a.m. included:

-- Pacific Coast Highway

-- SR 23 closed from PCH to upper Mulholland Highway

-- SR 27 closed from PCH to Grand View Drive

-- Southbound SR 14 to SB-5, open to trucks only

The NWS also issued wind advisories through 3 p.m. for the Malibu area, including Kanan, Malibu Canyon, Topanga and Decker Canyon roads, and until 9 p.m. for the Antelope Valley including Lancaster and Palmdale. South to southwest winds 20-30 mph are possible with gusts to 50 mph. Motorists are urged to be prepared for sudden gusty cross winds.

Rainfall totals for the year beginning Oct. 1, 2018, are above average and well above the previous year's, Kaplan said. Downtown Los Angeles has seen 12.40 inches so far, with the average 7.5 inches and only 1.89 inches the previous year by this date, he said. The Sierra snow pack is 115-120 percent of normal.

City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report. Photo: A pick up truck makes it way through flooded streets of Panorama City section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Flash flood warnings were issued for vast swaths of Southern California and forecasters said the system will bring several inches of rain at lower elevations and heavy snow in the mountains. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)