Cold Storm Brings Rain, Chilly Conditions to Pasadena

Pasadena is starting to dry out Thursday from a cold, slow-moving storm that rolled through the region bringing much-needed rain and creating slick and dangerous driving conditions on area freeways and streets.

The chilly weather will settle in Pasadena — next Monday could top out at 59 and Tuesday’s high is predicted to be just 57.

Skies will be clear this weekend but rain will threaten daily during the first half of next week.

Rain soaked many parts of the Southland Wednesday, even flooding streets in isolated areas with brief downpours, while also driving down temperatures that could bring snow to mountain areas before the storm system moves out of the area.

“Lingering showers with lowering snow levels are expected to mainly continue along the northern slopes of the mountains into Thursday morning. A cold air mass will remain in place across the region for the next several days, then gusty north to northeast winds are expected bring a slight warming trend for the end of the week,” according to the National Weather Service.

The colder temperatures and possibility of snow prompted the NWS to issue a winter weather advisory for the Los Angeles County Mountains that will be in effect through 10 a.m. Thursday. Forecasters said mountain areas could get up to 2 inches of snow, accompanied by winds of 20 to 30 mph, gusting up to 45 mph.

The Wednesday morning rain created headaches for commuters, with isolated downpours flooding some streets and limiting visibility on some freeways.

Here is a look at the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.