DROPPING IN FOR A DAY LIGHT RAIN MOISTENS VALLEY, REGION.Byline: Dominic Berbeo Staff Writer Light showers that sprinkled the Southland during the afternoon commute Wednesday were expected to clear by this morning, with partly cloudy Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. Band members
``The Valley wasn't hit very hard, but there were some pretty good showers up near Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. and San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. ,'' said Ray Tanabe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Highs today in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. area will reach the upper 60s to mid-70s, he said, with overnight lows expected in the mid-40s to 50s. The cause of the early December sprinkles was an offshore low pressure weather system that slowly drifted onshore, Tanabe said. This system was expected to die out overnight with no additional showers expected this week. Recent months have been exceptionally dry, with only 1.21 inches of rain in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. since July 1, compared with a normal rainfall of 3.31 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Rainfall for the calendar year to date in 2000 has reached 11.94 inches, compared with the normal 13.15 inches. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Vivian Li, left, and Melissa Wang, both 10, share a coat for shelter as they leave school during Wednesday's rain. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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