More wet weather is on tap for Southern California this week, which may result in the first rainy Rose Parade in two decades.<\/p>\n
The rain is forecast to reach the Los Angeles area between sunset on New Year\u2019s Eve and the morning of New Year\u2019s Day, said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The heaviest precipitation will likely fall on New Year\u2019s Day and Saturday, with light showers the Friday in between, Wofford said.<\/p>\n
In total, the storms are expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of rain in valley and coastal areas and 3 to 5 inches in the mountains \u2014 amounts that, while substantial, are less than what fell during the atmospheric river storms that caused flooding<\/a>, debris flows<\/a> and a tornado<\/a> last week, Wofford said. Still, some flooding is likely, he said, since waterways are still swollen and soils still saturated from those earlier storms.<\/p>\n The weather could also create a soggy experience for the hundreds of thousands of people who flock to Pasadena each year to watch floats and bands wind their way down 5.5 miles of Orange Grove, Colorado and Sierra Madre boulevards, with some camping out overnight. <\/p>\n Rose Parade officials say they\u2019re prepared for the predicted rain.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the Tournament of Roses, we try not to use that word,\u201d David Eads, the organization\u2019s chief executive, said in a statement. \u201cHistory tells us the sun usually shows up right on time.\u201d<\/p>\n