Roundup: Light rain dampens Ventura County after Hilary-related drenching in August

Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:

Light rain dampens county as September starts following Hilary's downpour in August

An unusually damp start for September brought light rain to Ventura County that was clearing out by Sunday following unseasonably heavy rains in August tied to Tropical Storm Hilary.

A low-pressure system over Northern California is pulling moisture up from the tropics and also deepening the marine layer, said Ryan Kittell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

"Those are our two sources for the light rain that we've seen," Kittell said.

Rainfall that started Friday in Ventura County had dropped a tenth to a quarter of an inch in most areas by Sunday, meteorologist David Sweet said. He expected sunshine by Monday morning with no rain for the rest of the week.

The area sees rain in early September about every one to five years or so, Kittell said. "It's not common, but it's not unprecedented."

Ventura and Los Angeles counties received much above average rainfall during August due to heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hilary two weeks ago, the weather service said Sunday.

Total rainfall reached 1.78 inches at the weather service station in Oxnard and 2.6 inches at the Camarillo Airport, the agency posted on the social media site X.

In downtown Los Angeles, rainfall totaled nearly 3 inches.

August brought much a lower total to Santa Barbara County at three-tenths of an inch based on the amount recorded at the Santa Barbara Airport.

Normal precipitation in all three areas in August is zero or close to it, the weather service said.

Overnight lane closures on Hwy 150

Highway 150 east of Lake Casitas will be reduced to a single lane overnight on Tuesday through Friday nights for drainage work.

The closure will affect the segment from Santa Ana Road, near the lake entrance, to Highway 33 in the Mira Monte area, according to the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans. The state route is also called Baldwin Road along the stretch.

Closures will start at 8 p.m. each night and last until 6 a.m. the following morning. Flaggers will direct alternating traffic through the area. The work schedule could change due to weather or other issues.

Motorists should expect delays, officials said.

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