Recent weather patterns have brought significant challenges to the West Coast, with large thunderstorms causing flooding in various areas. Los Angeles and San Francisco have experienced heavy rainfall, with San Francisco recording over 8 inches of rain from Sunday to Tuesday, an amount typically seen in a month. Southern California has also been affected, with the ground now saturated and at risk of further flooding despite most of the rain clearing out.
The excess moisture is expected to move towards the mountains, leading to substantial rainfall in Utah and Colorado, potentially resulting in snowstorms. Meanwhile, regions outside of these areas are enjoying mostly sunny conditions, with warm temperatures in the central United States. Chicago is experiencing 61-degree weather, while New York remains cold at 40 degrees but is gradually warming up.
