Santa Clarita to be hit by two storm systems this week

Santa Clarita residents can expect to have a wet week as two storm systems make their way across Southern California.

“The first system is going to impact Southern California late tonight through Monday night,” National Weather Service meteorologist Richard Thompson said Sunday.

Scattered showers are expected Tuesday as the system passes through.

“The second storm moves through Wednesday through Friday,” Thompson said. “This one looks to be more significant. Definitely going to be a high likelihood of rain Wednesday through Friday across the entire area.”

From Sunday through Tuesday, Santa Clarita will likely see a quarter-inch of rain. However, the second storm system will likely produce 2 to 3 inches of rainfall from Wednesday through Friday.

The forecast for Santa Clarita, as predicted by the NWS as of the publication of this story, is as follows:

Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tuesday night: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10 p.m. Low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 62. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Wednesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around

49. n Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Thursday night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Friday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Friday night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near

63.