Christmas Week Forecast For Lake Elsinore: When Is The Rain Coming? How Much Will We Get?

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Rainfall is expected throughout Riverside County this week, lasting at least through Christmas Day and creating difficult travel conditions, forecasters said. Up to four to five inches were expected in Southwest Riverside County.

"A pattern change and significant precipitation is still on tap midweek as a large upper-level trough amplifies off the West Coast," the National Weather Service announced.

"Gusty southerly winds are expected across the area with 60-70% chance of wind gusts exceeding 35 mph along the coast Tuesday night into Wednesday," the NWS added.

In the downtown Riverside, Temecula and Hemet areas, showers were expected to start Tuesday evening, while in the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs, rain was predicted to arrive by Wednesday morning.

"Widespread moderate to heavy rainfall and a slight chance of thunderstorms Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the potential for roadway flooding and localized flash flooding," the NWS warned.

The snow level was expected to remain above 8,000 feet through Christmas morning.

Temperatures were expected to be in the 70s through Monday, then drop to the mid-60s by Wednesday and remain there for the rest of the week. The Coachella Valley might experience highs in the low 80s through Monday, falling to the low 70s Tuesday through Friday, according to the NWS.

Forecasters predicted additional chances of showers Friday through Sunday with lower snow levels, creating slick conditions on mountain highways, according to the NWS.

In Lake Elsinore, your Christmas Week Weather is as follows, according to the National Weather Service:

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Rain. Low around 52. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 64. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Wednesday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Christmas Day
Rain. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night
Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

Friday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.