Storm could bring feet of snow to Sierra Nevada, then rain and wind to L.A.
LA TimesClouds gather over the Los Angeles Basin with a view of downtown L.A. from the Santa Monica Mountains on Wednesday. Officials have issued a winter storm warning for the Sierra from Wednesday night to Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service office in Sacramento. Meteorologists expect light rain as early as Wednesday, with moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds from the south beginning late Thursday in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, then moving south to Ventura and Los Angeles counties by early Friday, according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. #cawx #larain pic.twitter.com/6uvsxmPWzG — NWS Los Angeles November 29, 2022 The weather service’s San Diego forecast office, which also covers Orange County and the Inland Empire, said scattered showers are possible in its area Thursday, but “more substantial, widespread rain” is expected to move from the northwest to southeast that night. “The highest chances and heaviest rainfall will remain focused on San Bernardino and Riverside counties, mainly occurring through the overnight hours into Friday morning,” the weather service said.