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Showers continue for SoCal. Next storm arrives Thursday

Good morning — we're looking at a wet Wednesday.
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- Today’s weather: Cool, wet
- Beaches: Low 60s
- Mountains: Low 50s
- Inland: 59-63
- Warnings and advisories: None
Temperatures today will be in the low 60s from the valleys to the coast, down to 58 degrees for Santa Clarita Valley. Mountain communities will see temperatures in the low 50s.
The heaviest rain will be this morning, tapering off throughout the day. Rainfall rates will be light for L.A. and Ventura counties — between one-tenth to one-quarter inch of rain per hour.
Tonight's lows will drop to the low 50s.
This storm system should move out by early Thursday morning. It's expected to drop up to three-quarters of an inch of rain for the coasts and valleys and up to an inch and a half for the mountains and foothills.
Risk of debris flow and mudslides over the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scar areas is still minimal, according to the National Weather Service.
While all this rain is good, it's still not enough to get us out of fire season. The National Weather Service says we need three to four inches of rain to close out the season, and then it will still take a while for the moisture to soak into the soil.
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