Brace for More Rain, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar: Weather Service

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected again today in Riverside County, including in the Coachella Valley, as the latest in a series of Pacific storms moves into the region.

According to preliminary National Weather Service data, in a 24-hour period ending at 7 p.m. Sunday, some of the highest precipitation amounts collected by automated gauges were:

• .79 of an inch in Moreno-Clark
• .56 of an inch in Pine Cove
• .46 of an inch in Keenwild
• .43 of an inch at the Pigeon Pass dam
• .41 of an inch in Idyllwild
• .39 of an inch at March Air Force Base
• .31 of an inch in Allandale
• .28 of an inch at Banning Bench
• .20 of an inch in Beaumont
• .08 of an inch in the Morongo Valley
• 07 of an inch in Indio
• .01 of an inch in Sky Valley

Another bout of rain is likely this evening as a Pacific low pressure system moves inland through northern Baja and Southern California, forecasters said.

"The best chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms will be in the mountains and foothills in the afternoon and evening," according to the weather service.

Forecasters said drier and warmer weather was expected to prevail Tuesday and Wednesday, but the next storm in the series would likely bring cooler weather and gusty winds to parts of the county on Thursday.

– By City News Service. Image via NWS