CLEAR SKIES TO FOLLOW RAIN STORM.

Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer

After rain in some areas overnight and this morning, residents can expect the skies to clear up by noon today, weather forecasters said.

Officials predicted Tuesday the second storm of the season would drop about 0.1 inches in some parts of Los Angeles.

But it still is not enough to make up for a dry fall.

The Southland remains about 1.3 inches blow normal for the season, largely because of La Nina, the dry-weather phenomenon.

Residents can expect the skies to clear up through Friday with temperatures in the mid 60s to 70s before a possibility of rain on Saturday and cooler temperatures in the 50s and 60s.

Sunday's forecast looks brighter, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s and mid-70s.

On Tuesday downtown Los Angeles had 0.43 inches of rain so far this season. The average amount for this time of year is 1.85 inches.

The storm, which originated in the Pacific ocean, brought a thick, winter-like fog that rolled in along the coast Tuesday afternoon.

By about 4 p.m., patchy areas of fog reached as far inland as downtown Los Angeles, where the temperature was 64 degrees, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service.

Visibility was about a quarter of a mile near Los Angeles International Airport, he said.

The fog and low clouds preceded a cold front expected to bring the Southland some light rain overnight, Seto said.

Fog and low clouds started spreading inland, with a ceiling of a few hundred feet, during the early afternoon, and some Century City skyscrapers seemed to disappear in the mist at about 10 stories or so.