Hurricane Kay is expected to bring rain and a chance of thunderstorms to the Santa Clarita weather forecast this weekend.  

An excessive heat warning is still in the Santa Clarita weather forecast through Friday, with a 15 to 20 degree cooldown by Saturday when rain is expected to move over the area, said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

“Winds will be kind of a Santa Ana direction, around 15 to 30 mph,” Boldt said. “We’ll stay with the same easterly wind through Saturday.”
Due to Hurricane Kay moving toward the Southern tip of California, turning into a tropical storm, Santa Clarita could see more thunderstorm activity similar to last Sunday, according to officials. 

“There is a potential for thunderstorms beginning tonight through Saturday,” Boldt said. “The beneficial part of this storm though will be the rain.” 

Santa Clarita is expected to get around a quarter inch of rain, according to Boldt. 

However, if thunderstorms pass over our Valley, heavy down pores can occur with a chance of “down burst winds,” Boldt said. 

While this storm is bringing Santa Ana conditions across the Santa Clarita Valley, no major fire warnings have been put into place with rain accompanying the wind. 

Temperatures in the Santa Clarita weather forecast are expected to drop down into the high 70s on Saturday, with conditions in the 80s Sunday through the end of next week, according to officials.     

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