Slight Chance of Showers Over the Weekend

There's a slight chance of rain Saturday in the Marina del Rey area with the odds increasing to 50 percent on Sunday night as a storm system moves in from the north, a weather official said.

A low pressure system off the Oregon coast will makes its way south over the weekend and will drag down cold temperatures with it, said Ryan Kittel, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, CA.

"Things will be cooling," Kittel said. "We should be looking for highs in the mid-60s along the beaches and lows, that are kind of mild compared to what we've had recently, in the low- to mid-50s."

There's a 20 percent chance of showers Saturday, a 30 percent chance Sunday during the day and up to 50 percent Sunday night, he said.

"The cold front will be moving in Sunday night into Monday and that's when we'll have the most likely steady rain," he said.

High temperatures over the weekend are expected to be 62 degrees Saturday and 60 degrees Sunday, well below the 68-degree average for this time of year. The coastal waters are also colder than usual with temperatues ranging from 56 to 60 degrees, about three degrees colder than what is usual for this time of year, Kittell said.

The cold front shold leave the area Monday and head east, which will allow a high pressure system to form with slightly warmer temperatures.

The National Weather Service forecast for the inner waters from Point Mugu to San Clemente called for wind waves Saturday of 2-feet or less with swells of 3- to 5-feet and slightly higher swells Sunday.