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Winter storm heading to SoCal

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- Today’s weather: Cool, wet
- Beaches: low 60s
- Mountains: low 50s
- Inland: 63 - 67
- Warnings and advisories: None
Good morning and happy Tuesday. Temperatures will be much cooler today as a winter storm system makes its way to Southern California.
We're going to see weak to moderate rainfall today through Wednesday. Showers will most likely start in the afternoon with the peak of the storm hitting tonight into Wednesday morning. Between an inch to an inch and half of rainfall is expected.
Daytime highs from the coast to the valleys and inland areas will reach the low to mid 60s and the low 50s for San Gabriel, Riverside and San Bernardino mountains.
There will also be periods of gusty winds for the San Bernardino County mountains and the low desert today through Wednesday, with gusts of 40 mph to 50 mph.
High and low deserts will not see any rain today, but the high desert will get some rain Wednesday.
Any snow will fall above 6,500 feet.
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