Rain Expected to Linger in Southern California Friday; Dry Weekend Ahead

City workers close a road after a creek overflows during heavy rains in Zuma Beach during heavy rains in Malibu, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2023. Apu Gomes/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Showery conditions were expected to persist Dec. 22 following off-and-on downpours that doused much of the Southland since Dec. 20.

National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters said there was still a good chance of showers in the Los Angeles area early Friday morning, including some “higher intensity bursts of rain.”