Grab your winter jackets, California. Cold weather is coming this weekend
Spring is nearly a month old but it’s about to feel like winter as another Pacific storm is expected to bring rain and snowfall across the state — the latest in a series of soggy weekends. Angelenos were just beginning to get a taste of springtime warmth, especially on Tuesday, when temperatures hit a peak of 77 degrees in the city. But a storm front that is moving into Southern California on Friday night is expected to bring downright chilly temperatures throughout Los Angeles County, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld. “Temperatures are going to drop pretty drastically,” Schoenfeld said of Saturday’s frigid weather. “Temperatures are going to struggle to even break into the 60s for most areas. Some areas [will even stay] in the upper 50s.” That cold weather coupled with gusts of up to 25 to 40 mph across the state will make for a wet and chilly weekend for L.A. County residents as the National Weather Service predicts the region will record anywhere from a quarter-inch to an inch of rain. The mountainous regions near the Sierra Nevada and Mammoth Lakes