The later half of the week could bring Santa Clarita rain, as several storms rolling through north Los Angeles County pass over the Santa Clarita Valley through Sunday, officials said.

The chain of three storms is set to reach Santa Clarita early Thursday morning, with a 20 percent chance of rain after midnight.

“It’s three separate storms coming down from the Gulf of Alaska,” said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS).

The chance of rain is expected to increase throughout Thursday before tapering off Friday morning. But the second storm is expected to hit Friday night, bringing up to three inches of rain down on the Santa Clarita Valley, Sweet said.

“That’s the heaviest storm of the three that are coming,” he said.

Winds near the Santa Clarita area, including through the narrow canyons of the Grapevine, will likely be whipped up by the rain.

“It’ll be quite windy during that stretch,” Sweet said.

The Friday night storm could be the warmest of the three because of extra moisture picked up over the Pacific Ocean, Sweet added.

By Sunday, the last of the storms is expected to pass over Santa Clarita, bringing another chance of showers.

“(It’s) your typical weather pattern for January,” Sweet said.  

While mudslides are possible, Sweet said the danger is minimal around Santa Clarita because the rain will be spaced out over five days.

After the rain lets up Monday, Sweet said meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office are expecting clear skies for at least a few days in the Santa Clarita Valley.

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