Heavy Rain, Stormy Weather On The Way In Laguna Beach: Where To Get Sandbags

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The first substantial storm of the season is expected to douse the Southland this week, bringing showers, gusty winds and significantly cooler temperatures, weather officials said.

Though the storm is forecast to be brief, a flood watch will take effect in many cities, particularly where burn scares from past wildfires could pose a threat.

"An early season storm system in the Pacific Northwest will dig south into the region through Tuesday," the National Weather Service said Monday morning. "Periods of rain and high elevation snow, heavy at times, will develop from north to south from this afternoon through Tuesday."

Laguna Beach residents can protect their businesses and property by picking up sandbags at the following locations in town:

• Act V Parking Lot 16, 1900 Laguna Canyon Road.
• Aliso Beach East Parking Lot, 31132 S. Coast Hwy.
• Empty sandbags available at all four fire stations.

The low-pressure system is expected to move southward on Monday, triggering strong onshore winds Monday into Tuesday night, followed by rain from the coast to the mountains, forecasters said.

"Cooler temperatures with drier conditions will linger into Thursday, then a warming trend will develop for the end of the week," NWS forecasters wrote in a Monday forecast discussion.