{"id":282977,"date":"2010-02-05T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T16:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a8661e2f970b"},"modified":"2010-02-06T01:59:02","modified_gmt":"2010-02-06T06:59:02","slug":"rain-expected-to-continue-through-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/282977","title":{"rendered":"Rain expected to continue through Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a867182e970b-pi\" style=\"float: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Me_kxdv80nc\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a867182e970b \" src=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c630a53ef0120a867182e970b-800wi\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;\" title=\"Me_kxdv80nc\"><\/img><\/a> A new rainstorm that started to move into Los Angeles County Friday morning is expected to last through Saturday and could cause some problems for areas burned in last year\u2019s wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are expecting periods of heavy rainfall, with rainfall rates which could pose a threat to the recently burned areas,\u201d said Jamie Meier, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.<\/p>\n<p>The storm is expected to bring up to 1\u00bd inches across the coastal and valley areas with as much as 3\u00bd inches in the foothills and mountains, Meier said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re expecting rainfall today and a second wave to come in tomorrow, through the day Saturday,\u201d Meier said. \u201cThe main cold front is expected to move through this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A flash flood watch is\u00a0in effect for portions of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and will remain in place through Saturday, Meier said.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain resort areas can expect between a foot and 20 inches of snow at levels of 6,000 feet to 7,000 feet, dropping on Saturday to about 4,500 feet to 5,000 feet, just\u00a0below the Grapevine on Interstate 5, Meier said.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be quite windy, with mountain regions experiencing 20- to 30-mph winds and gusts up to 55 mph, Meier said.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures were not expected to rise above the low 60s, with overnight lows in the lower 50s through the weekend, she said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Ann M. 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