By Reginald Stanley. Posted April 28, 2021, 7:01 PM.

A late-season cold low pressure system brought mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers to parts the region Monday and Tuesday, underperforming what were originally anticipated to be widespread high rain totals.

Precipitation totals were mostly light, all under 1/3 inch where rain did fall. Four WeatherCurrents stations did not receive any measurable rainfall. Storm totals were highest in Murrieta, as well as Anza to the east. Locations to the north generally received less rainfall or none at all, while San Diego County was wetter. The highest total was 0.29 inches recorded in Anza, while the same total was also reported in Central Murrieta, followed closely by 0.26 inches at WeatherCurrents' nearby Murrieta weather station in the northwestern part of the city. East Hemet recorded the fourth-highest total with 0.16 inches, followed by 0.15 inches in Temecula Valley's Wine Country (courtesy of Jim Sappington). De Luz and San Jacinto recorded totals of 0.12 and 0.11 inches, respectively. A total of 0.03 inches was reported in East Highland (courtesy of Peter Michas). WeatherCurrents' stations in Moreno Valley, Riverside (Presidential Park), Pinon Hills and Simi Valley all failed to register any measurable precipitation.

The storm's cold influence on the region was brief, immediately followed by a strengthening ridge of high pressure beginning on Wednesday. Clear skies, gusty north winds and significantly warmer temperatures are forecast to take hold over the region through Friday, before onshore flow returns Saturday. Temperatures, however, are expected to remain warm next week.

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