Southern California is in desperate need of rain, but it could come far too fast this week, especially in areas recently burned by wildfires.

A new atmospheric river will bring a new rainstorm to the Los Angeles area in the middle of the week, forecasters say.

An atmospheric river is heading to Southern California by the middle of the week, and forecasters are becoming more and more confident that it’ll hit hard. The storm is expected to roll in

Following a brief lull in the stormy pattern, California residents are on track to be doused by another atmospheric river, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Through early this week, the drier stretch will persist across much of the West coast;