Rain anticipated on this week’s forecast – NBC Los Angeles

It’s time to get your raincoat out of storage since a storm is taking goal at Southern California.

The start of the week is forecast to be marked by measurable rain, robust winds and the potential for flash flooding, NBC4 Meteorologist Kelley Moody warned. The storm, which is anticipated to creep into the area late Monday, will come from the northwest, trickling into Ventura County first earlier than it turns into widespread and reaches the remainder of the Southland because the evening progresses.

“Monday evening, you may simply go to mattress to just a little little bit of that pitter-patter,” Moody mentioned. “As we head into your Tuesday morning, that Tuesday morning commute might be just a little bit tough. When you may make money working from home, perhaps you need to.”

The early-week storm is anticipated be short-lived, lasting within the area for simply a few days earlier than it exits east.

“These winds will decide up first; That’ll be an indication of this arrival of this technique and that’ll be in your Monday,” Moody mentioned. “These winds will stick round as we begin to usher in the rain in your Tuesday. After that, we’re clean crusing.”

Though the storm is forecast to be widespread, the low desert could also be spared from the rain. Nonetheless, that space should get gusty winds.

The remainder of the week is anticipated to be nice as soon as the storm subsides.

“We’ll work with these good, clear situations into our Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,” Moody mentioned. “It’s actually simply the following couple of days that now we have to observe fairly intently.”