Currently in Los Angeles — September 29, 2023: A relatively chilly weekend

Plus, a flash flood threat for NYC.

The weather, currently.

A relatively chilly weekend

One final day of somewhat normal temps on Friday before the weather takes a nosedive across many parts of the west, including SoCal. Woodland Hills nearly hit 90 on Wednesday.

By Saturday, temperatures won’t even get out of the upper 60s. Throughout L.A. it’ll feel more like December or January during the day (I’m bracing again for the collective side eye from my New York and Chicago family). Lows will dip into the 50s as well. If it does drizzle a bit, Saturday will be the best chance, but because this low developed and is moving on land rather than water, there’s not much moisture in play here.

What you need to know, currently.

An extremely heavy rainstorm is forecast for Friday near New York City, with the potential for record-setting rainfall that could create widespread flash flooding.

Heavy rain — 4-6 inches — is expected over a wide swath of metro New Jersey, NYC, the Hudson Valley, and western Connecticut. In an extreme situation — if everything lines up perfectly — some locations in Brookyn, Queens, or Nassau county could get upwards of 6-12” of rain or more. In a worst case scenario, the state’s all-time 24-hour rainfall record could be in jeopardy. (13.57” at Islip on Long Island set on Aug 14, 2014).

Water temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean just off the East Coast have been at record levels all summer, the perfect fuel for excessive rain. And a slow-moving storm system is all it will take for this fuel to turn into a major flood threat.

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