By Reginald Stanley. Posted March 15, 2025, 5:24 PM.

Multiple storms brought widespread rainfall and mountain snow to the region this week, with the strongest of them impacting the region Thursday morning.

A weak disturbance brought light rain to the region Wednesday morning, while cool and mostly cloudy conditions remained across the region throughout the remainder of the day. The following storm, which was colder and far stronger - first arrived in Simi Valley late Wednesday night, before reaching the Inland Empire shortly after midnight Thursday. The main front passed during the early hours of Thursday morning, bringing very heavy rain for several hours, before gradually decreasing in intensity later Thursday morning. Temperatures dropped sharply across inland areas Thursday morning, with many valley communities staying in the low 40s during this period - also keeping snow levels rather low, mainly between 3,000 and 4,000 feet above sea level. Gusty winds also were a feature of Thursday's storm. A pause in the wet weather followed, before another disturbance brought cold temperatures and scattered showers on Friday. Daytime temperatures across the inland valleys remained significantly colder than normal throughout Friday, with many communities stuck in the 40s all day.

Storm totals between Wednesday and Friday fell generally within predictions, with three-day totals mostly between one and two inches of precipitation. The Temecula Valley and surrounding areas were on the wetter side of this week's storm sequence. In Temecula Valley's Wine Country, 2.00 inches was reported by Friday's end (courtesy of Jim Sappington). In the WeatherCurrents network, Northwest Murrieta led the way with 1.83 inches. East Hemet also recorded 1.66 inches. With the exception of East Hemet, storm totals were somewhat drier to the east as well as Riverside and surrounding areas. In Riverside's Canyon Crest neighborhood, 0.98 inches was recorded (courtesy of Jim Ness) while to the north, 0.85 inches fell in Pinon Hills. Most remaining moisture had departed the region by Saturday, with mild conditions prevailing before a weak trough brings small chances of precipitation to the region on Monday - mostly confined to the mountains.

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

1. Season total began on October 1, 2024.