Atmospheric river set to arrive Christmas week

[Weather, from B1]

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BETHANY NEUFELD, 7, of Glendale and father Josh enjoy a family holiday tradition at Pershing Square in downtown L.A. on Saturday.

(ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times)

fornia could pick up in the middle of the week, affected by storm systems coming into Northern California.

Winds could come from the north and northeast, with gusts up to 50 mph in some north-south corridors, such as the Grapevine section of the 5 Freeway, the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains and the Santa Ynez mountain range.

Winds could push into the valleys, as well as the Los Angeles Basin and the Malibu area. “Thankfully, with the recent rains, the risk for large fires is really small, but we could see some isolated tree damage and power outages as a result,” the weather service's Oxnard office said.

Unlike in Southern California, Northern California may see some rain and snow this week.