Sudden, heavy rain swept through parts of Southern California overnight Thursday, awakening residents and damaging part of the roof of a Target in Alhambra.

The store at 2120 W. Main St. had to close. An Alhambra fire official told KTLA rain had collected on the roof, where it apparently was not draining.

Alhambra received .60 of rain, but other communities had more, according to the National Weather Service.

One spot had more than an inch of rainfall and nearly an inch of rain fell in some areas in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. In Orange County, several spots received more than half an inch.

The National Weather Service rain gauge in Keenwild in the Riverside County mountains, south of Idyllwild, posted 1.10 inch of rainfall. Idyllwild had .91.

Cedar Glen in the San Bernardino County mountains had .90, according to the National Weather Service. In Los Angeles County, Sierra Madre had .96, Pasadena .88, Cogswell Dam .78, Eagle Rock Reservoir .77, Santa Anita Dam .75, Claremont .69 and San Gabriel Dam .67.

In the Santa Ana mountains, Coldwater Canyon had the most rainfall at .66 followed by Indian Canyon and Upper Harding Canyon at .59., El Cariso at .52 and Upper Silverado Canyon at .51

The recent rain is unlikely to make a dent in the ongoing drought, according to Robert Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

The weather service isn’t expecting more rain soon, he said, adding that the Southland will see a warming trend.

In the Los Angeles area, Friday’s highs are expected to be in the 60s, Munroe said. The temperatures will increase 5 to 10 degrees each day this weekend, he added. On Saturday, he said, high temperatures in Los Angeles County will be in the 70s and mid to upper 60s at the beaches. Low temperatures should dip to the mid 50s everywhere.

Sunday should bring high temperatures of 80s to near 90s, except for the beaches which should be in the 70s, Munroe said.

Monday will be the hottest day, with the mercury hovering in the 90s. But the beaches will see temperatures in the 70s to 80s, he said.

It should start cooling down on Tuesday, he said, with most areas reaching the 70s. The beach areas will be in the 60s.

Highs for Friday will be around the mid to upper 60s in northern Orange county while the Inland Empire will see high temperatures in the lower to mid 60s, said Miguel Miller, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego, which covers Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. It will be 49 to 50 degrees for the three counties Friday night.

Saturday’s high temperatures should be in the 70s, except the beaches, which will be in the 60s, Miller said.

He expects the highs to reach the 80s on Sundays with coastal areas in the upper 70s. Monday will bring temperatures of mid 80s to lower 90s, and upper 70s in beach areas.

A weak Santa Ana will increase temperatures on Sunday and Monday, Miller said.

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