The time to breakout an umbrella may return this week as a low pressure system heading towards San Diego is expected to bring some rain to the county this week.
The first significant snowfall of the season is on the way for the northwestern US and parts of the Northern Plains, and by the time the last flake falls, many high elevation areas will be buried in more than a foot of fresh snow.
weekend and a rare blizzard warning. the storm made for dangerous travel conditions in some areas, as you can see. some residents tell cnn they ve been unable to leave their homes since friday. and now a second storm system is about to move into the region in the hours head. more from cnn s camilla bernard. reporter: the sun is finally out in southern california, but we re still left with a lot of snow in this area, 1 to 2 feet of snow. in higher elevation areas, more than 6 feet of snow, over the last couple of days. a lot of snow, a lot of rain, a lot of wind in southern california. that is something that people in this area early just not used to. on sunday, some of the highways remained closed in the southern california area, including interstate 5 which is right behind me. normally, you would see a lot of traffic but authorities are still trying to clean up the highway, not only the highway but the off and on ramp.
safe. well, the threat of extreme weather is not over yet on the u.s. west coast. a winter storm dumped massive amounts of snow and rain in parts of southern california over the weekend. it led to a rare blizzard warning for the region. the storm made for dangerous travel conditions in some areas. some residents tell cnn they ve been unable to leave their home since friday. and now a second storm system is about to move into the region in the hours ahead. more now on the severe weather from cnn s camila bernal. reporter: the sun is finally out in southern california, but we re still left with a lot of snow in this area. one to two feet of snow. in higher elevation areas, more than six feet of snow over the last couple of days. a lot of snow, a lot of rain, and a lot of wind in southern california. that is something that people in this area are just not used to. on sunday, some of the highways