Gary Moskowitz
GLENDALE -- You probably pulled today's News-Press out of a wet
plastic bag this morning, and chances are it was a chilly walk out to the
curb to pick it up.
A low-pressure system was forecast to hit Glendale around midnight
Friday and scattered showers were expected by noon today, according to
weather reports.
"There will be a dipping in the jet stream over our area," said
weather specialist Curt Kaplan of the National Weather Service. "This
will result in a mostly cloudy day Saturday, with scattered showers
likely."
Kaplan said there will be a transition between two storms sometime
Saturday night. Weather reports indicated a second front moving in, which
could result in continued showers Sunday afternoon.
A dipping in the jet stream can cause a trough pattern that storms
follow. The expected results of this weather pattern Friday evening were
cooler temperatures and cloudy skies. Rain expectancy will be as low as
30% during the transition between cold fronts and as high as 90% when the
two fronts arrive in Glendale.
Kaplan added that 2 to 4 inches of snow were expected to fall at
elevations around 3,000 feet, with 5 to 10 inches possible at elevations
above 4,000 feet in Los Angeles County.
FOUR-DAY FORECAST
* SATURDAY: 90% chance of showers early in the day, with highs in the
low to mid-50s, lows in the 40s. Mostly cloudy later in the day, with 30%
chance of scattered showers.
* SUNDAY: Chance of showers in the morning, with a 70% chance of rain
by midafternoon. Highs in the low to mid-50s and lows in the 40s.
* MONDAY/TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy with periods of rain and breezy at
times. Highs in the 50s and lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
