By Reginald Stanley. Posted May 7, 2026, 10:22 PM.

A low pressure system off the Central California coast brought unsettled weather and light rain to much of the region early this week, primarily late Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The storm followed additional unsettled weather which brought patchy drizzle to the region on Saturday. Light rain arrived to parts of the region late Monday night, however most communities received rain Tuesday morning, while cloudy weather remained for the remainder of the day. The bulk of the storm's precipitation focused on San Diego County and surrounding areas, with both WeatherCurrents stations in Simi Valley and Pinon Hills to the north being missed entirely. Where rain did fall, storm totals ranged from 0.04 inches in Temecula Valley's Wine Country (courtesy of Jim Sappington) to 0.23 inches in East Hemet. In Riverside's Canyon Crest neighborhood, a total of 0.08 inches was recorded (courtesy of Jim Ness).

Much warmer, drier weather followed from Wednesday onwards as an upper level ridge of high pressure expands over California, keeping the region dry with above-average temperatures through next week.

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

1. French Valley season total incomplete.