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Heavy rain on Feb. 1 saw emptier streets and drivers who took precautious measures for their safety. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Wet weekend expected for the SCV  

Rain is expected to hit the Santa Clarita Valley once again this weekend, with the biggest downpour on Friday night into Saturday, according to an official with the National Weather Service.   NWS meteorologist

Families and friends beat the heat at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Hot weather hits SCV 

Santa Clarita Valley residents should prepare for the warm weather as temperatures are heating up, according to National Weather Service officials.  Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist at NWS, said the heat will build and

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More than 10K flights canceled amid massive snowstorm 

By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer  More than 10,000 flights scheduled for between Sunday and Tuesday were canceled across the United States as a powerful nor’easter pounded the East Coast with heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding, disrupting air travel and prompting emergency declarations in several states.  Data from FlightAware showed 3,440 cancellations on Sunday, followed by 5,535 on Monday and another 1,619 scheduled for Tuesday.  On Monday alone, 88% of outgoing flights and 87% of incoming flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Boston Logan International Airport,

Cars drive in the rain on Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Rain expected on, off throughout week 

Santa Clarita residents should expect the rainy weather to slightly lighten up on Tuesday night through Wednesday morning with about three-quarters of an inch of rain anticipated, according to National Weather Service officials.  However, there is a slight chance of

Rain to begin again late Sunday  

The Santa Clarita Valley forecast is calling for heavy rain next week, which could be joined by thunderstorms, as temperatures are expected to dip into the 40s by the middle of next week

A map released by the National Weather Service on Jan. 26, 2026 shows 'extreme cold' warnings in dark blue and cold weather advisories in light blue. Winter weather advisories are marked in purple, while winter storm warnings are in pink. NWS.

800,000 without power as extreme cold affects much of US 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Nearly 800,000 customers were without power on Monday after a widespread, long-lasting winter storm spread ice and snow across the country, as tens of millions were under some form of cold-weather

Rain to continue through Sunday, NWS says  

Local residents shouldn’t put their raincoats and umbrellas away just yet, as rain is still in the forecast for Saturday night and Sunday, according to National Weather Service meteorologist David Gomberg.  Although

First of three storms passes in Santa Clarita  

As Santa Clarita started the new year with the trickling of the first weather system, residents were able to enjoy the sun peaking through for the majority of the day to ring in 2026.   Seeing

Forecast calls for rain to return Wednesday 

Another subtropical stormfront is expected to land in the Santa Clarita Valley this week, and while it’s supposed to be “a far cry” from the drenching received last week, there are reasons to

Sand Canyon closes near Bear Divide; more rain ahead 

One of the lesser-traveled but nonetheless potentially critical emergency routes to and from the Santa Clarita Valley closed down as the result of debris and mudslides from the recent storms in the region, county

Storm tapers off into holiday weekend 

After a week of heavy rain during the holiday festivities, the atmospheric river is finally letting up going into the weekend.   Leftovers may be the theme this week, as “leftover”

Neighborhoods near Placerita Canyon saw several inches of rain during the atmospheric river storm on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Storm soaks SCV heading into Christmas

Santa Clarita Valley residents were advised to be careful on this wet Christmas holiday, after rain soaked the valley on Wednesday and, after a bit of a break, was expected to resume on Christmas Day, according to National Weather Service officials.