The thunderstorms closed Los Angeles and Orange County beaches because of lightning strikes Tuesday. Reports of lightning in Riverside County prompted safety concerns, and flash flood watches were in effect throughout Southern California.
The storm system will provide a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday along the coast and in mountain communities, and will begin to decrease Thursday.
Beaches along parts of the Orange County coast were cleared Tuesday afternoon as a lightning storm passed through, including the Huntington Beach Pier. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/SCNG)
A Redlands East Valley High School graduate walks Tuesday, June 3, 2025, past a field of umbrellas as light rain falls during commencement at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Grounds crew workers roll up a tarp covering the infield after it rained before a game between the Dodgers and the New York Mets on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
A Redlands East Valley High School graduate walks Tuesday, June 3, 2025, past a sea of umbrellas as light rain falls during commencement at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Charmon and Troy Visintainer huddle beneath towels Tuesday, June 3, 2025, as light rain falls before the Redlands East Valley High School graduation at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Redlands East Valley High School administrators shield themselves from rain during the Tuesday, June 3, 2025, commencement at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Guests at the Redlands East Valley High School graduation use commencement programs as protection from light rain Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
A Redlands East Valley High School senior uses a plastic bag for cover as rain falls Tuesday, June 3, 2025, during graduation at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Charmon and Troy Visintainer use towels as cover from the light rain Tuesday, June 3, 2025, during the Redlands East Valley High School commencement at the Redlands Bowl. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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Beaches along parts of the Orange County coast were cleared Tuesday afternoon as a lightning storm passed through, including the Huntington Beach Pier. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/SCNG)
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Drier and warner conditions are in the forecast Thursday and through the weekend with high temperatures for Sunday and Monday around 4 to 8 degrees above average for inland areas.
The National Weather Service says it has received unconfirmed reports of some locations receiving more than an inch of rain Tuesday.
“It will still be on the relatively cooler side (Wednesday), with temperatures slightly below the seasonal average for this time of year. After that, conditions will continue to gradually dry and warm throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend as slight ridging building from the south in the long wave pattern continues to become more prevalent,” the NWS said.
