More storms a-brewin': Could L.A. see its first rainy Halloween in over a decade?

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Set us as preferred The reprieve from rain is expected to last just a few more days as forecasters warn of another storm system that could bring Los Angeles its first rainy Halloween since 2014.It’s still too far out to know the exact timing and location of precipitation, but “it looks like it will be a wet Halloween holiday weekend,” said Rich Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.Forecasters said there’s currently a 90% chance of rain sometime between Friday and Nov.2 — including Halloween night — with a high probability of steady to heavy rainfall, according to the weather service’s forecast discussion.

“Halloween activities are likely to be impacted,” the forecast discussion said.“At this point, the most likely outcome is for a moderate-level storm in terms of strength and impacts, with a low but present risk for a higher level storm.”“It’s the first [Halloween] in a while that could actually be wet,” Thompson said.

The last recorded rainfall on Halloween in L.A.occurred in 2014, when a quarter inch of precipitation fell on downtown Los Angeles, according to weather service records.

California Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast.Significant coastal flooding is expected in some areas.Before 2014, Halloween hadn’t seen precipitation since 2003 — when about half an inch of rain was recorded — and before that it hadn’t rained on the holiday since 1987, when 1.39 inches fell, according to the weather service.

Until Friday, though, weather across Southern California will likely be benign, though extremely high tides could bring a different kind of water hazard.Much of the California coastline is under coastal flood advisories beginning Sunday, with minor to moderate flooding expected due to “historically high...