The first rain of the year brought nearly an inch of rain to the Santa Clarita Valley this weekend.
After nearly eight months of dry conditions and fire burning in and around the Santa Clarita Valley, winter weather finally arrived over the weekend.
Rain began falling over the Santa Clarita Valley Saturday evening, lasting throughout Monday morning for parts of the region, according to the National Weather Service, bringing nearly an inch of rain and snow to areas including:
- DEL VALLE……………………. 0.86
- NEWHALL……………………… 0.79
- SAUGUS………………………. 0.60
- CASTAIC JUNCTION……………… 0.47
- CASTAIC……………………… 0.30
Frazier Park received 2 to 4 inches of snow, and the Tejon Pass received 1 to 3 inches of snow.
The snow in the Tejon Pass also closed the 5 Freeway in both directions through the Grapevine overnight due to unsafe driving conditions.
The recent rain and increased humidity levels help firefighters throughout Los Angeles County including the Hughes fire gain control of the recent fires and cool down residual hot spots.
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