By Reginald Stanley. Posted February 12, 2026, 7:07 PM.

A low pressure system over the Pacific brought showers to much of the region Wednesday, marking a pattern change from warm and dry to wetter, unsettled weather as we enter the second half of February.

Pre-frontal showers and light drizzle began to fall in some communities as early as Tuesday evening, although Simi Valley was the only station in the WeatherCurrents network to record measurable precipitation for Tuesday (where, additionally, more rain fell on Tuesday than Wednesday). Winds also began to pick up Tuesday afternoon, continuing into Wednesday morning as showers grew more widespread with the arrival of the main precipitation band after midnight. Areas to the north and west were generally wetter than their eastern and southern counterparts. In Riverside's Canyon Crest neighborhood, 0.85 inches was recorded (courtesy of Jim Ness) - the wettest total in the WeatherCurrents network for this storm, somewhat atypical for the normally drier community. Simi Valley's location in Ventura County benefited from greater storm intensity (which had later weakened after passing through Los Angeles County). Other communities which received modest rain amounts included Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Pinon Hills.

Precipitation totals dropped off significantly when entering the eastern valleys. WeatherCurrents stations in San Jacinto and East Hemet recorded totals of only 0.14 and 0.09 inches, respectively. Meanwhile, Anza recorded only 0.01 inch. In Temecula Valley's Wine Country, a total of 0.15 inches was reported (courtesy of Jim Sappington), similar to nearby French Valley's total of 0.19 inches. Shower activity had largely tapered off into Wednesday evening, clearing out almost entirely by Thursday morning. Drier, warmer weather was forecast to remain in place through Saturday, before the return of more potentially significant, widespread wet weather early next week.

Here are the rain totals for the WeatherCurrents network and associates:

1. French Valley season total incomplete.