Tropical Storm Rachel: When will it hit SoCal? How bad will it be?

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Set us as preferred The blistering heat that has baked Southern California for days is coming to an end, with rain on tap for the weekend and early next week, along with a risk of potentially damaging coastal flooding.Tropical Storm Rachel, which has been moving northwest across the Pacific Ocean, is expected to make a sharp right turn toward Baja California on Friday.

That, paired with two unrelated low-pressure systems moving in from the north, will result in several hours of moderate rain between Saturday night and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.The highest chances of rain are between Sunday morning and Monday night, forecasters say.

Rain rates are probably going to be a quarter of an inch per hour or less, making debris flow and landslides unlikely.Rainfall totals are expected to range from a quarter of an inch to three-quarters of an inch.The rain is also expected to coincide with significantly cooler temperatures, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

“We do see relief coming,” Kittell said.“We’ll see that cooling trend continue and really kick into gear Friday and Saturday, such that by Sunday and Monday we’ll actually see highs generally in the 70s, which is a far cry from what we’ve seen for most of this week.” California Forecasters are warning that south-facing beaches in Southern California could be particularly at risk of flooding on account of Tropical Storm Rachel this weekend.Coastal flooding will remain the biggest concern for the region in the coming days, particularly for south-facing shores including Long Beach, Malibu and Point Mugu.Tides in Southern California are expected to be 1 foot to 1.5 feet above what would ordinarily be expected without the abnormally warm ocean temperatures wrought by El Niño.

The high tides, ...