More than half an inch of rain fell in Long Beach overnight with another storm expected to roll in to end the year.
The overnight showers prompted the city to offer sandbags for residents in low-lying areas like the Peninsula and Alamitos Bay, but no major flooding was reported.
Skies are expected to be clearer today, but more rain is coming, with heavy storms possible on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service.
Light showers are possible Thursday and Friday across the region, with heavy rain storms rolling in on Saturday. Forecasters say Long Beach could get up to an eighth of an inch of precipitation in that period.
New Year’s Day, however, is shaping up to be mostly sunny in the afternoon, with a slight chance of showers in the morning.
The long-term forecast for Southern California indicates that Pasadena’s 138th Rose Parade will narrowly dodge stormy weather thanks to its tradition of holding the event on Jan. 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday.
Rain will return next week, forecasters said, with a chance of storms in Long Beach starting Monday all the way through Friday.
City News Service and the Associated Press contributed to this report.