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

TEMECULA, 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 Temecula, your Christmas Week Weather is as follows, according to the National Weather Service:

Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday night
Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday
A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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 48. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Christmas Day
Rain. High near 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night
Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 46.

Friday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.