More rain is on the way

Lindsay Sandham

Newport-Mesa will likely see more rain this week, and this time

showers are expected to last through Saturday, according to the

National Weather Service.

The storm will mainly bring light rain showers, but there may be

occasional moderate to heavy rainfall, said Noel Isla, a forecaster

for the weather service. The heaviest rainfall is expected Wednesday

and again late Thursday and Friday.

The storm is expected to dump from one to three inches on the

coastal areas, Isla said.

“As of right now, there are no flood watches,” Isla said. But he

expects that there may be in the coming days.

Last week’s storm dropped more than an inch in about a day.

Chuck Doucot, a spotter for the weather service, said February is

always a wet time of year in Southern California.

“There’s going to be a burst Tuesday night and into Wednesday,”

Doucot said. “Then it’s going to tap more into sub-tropical moisture

Thursday and Friday.”

Doucot said it’s hard to say just how much moisture the storm,

which is coming from the north and being interrupted by the jet

stream, will bring later in the week.