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Here Comes Rain

Showers are forecasted late Tuesday night and into Wednesday, and will return Friday into Saturday.

So long, sweet sunshine.

Up to three-quarters of an inch of rain is expected to fall this week as a “moderately-cold storm” moves through the area beginning late Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service says to expect a few periods of moderate rainfall Wednesday. Thursday will be mainly dry, but Friday will be wet through Saturday—that's when rainfall will be the heaviest.

Find out what's happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

In Corona del Mar, daytime temperatures will hover in the upper-50s, with lows dropping to the low 40s Thursday night.

The Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather statement, cautioning Southern California residents of strong, gusty winds Wednesday afternoon and evening in the passes and mountains, where snow is expected to fall as low as 4,000 feet.

Find out what's happening in Newport Beach-Corona Del Marwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

So far this season, 13.44 inches of rain has fallen at the Weather Service’s gauge at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa, that’s 2 inches more than last year, and nearly double the amount that fell in 2009.

This week’s rain could help tip the scales to more than 170 percent of what’s normal for this time of year.


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