Western Washington gets a brief reprieve this weekend, but another powerful storm system is already taking aim at the region. A Pineapple Express, the nickname for atmospheric rivers originating near Hawaii, is forecast to arrive Monday and could push already swollen rivers back toward flood stage.

An atmospheric river will bring periods of rain and snow. While impacts continue, this system is not expected to be as strong as yesterdays front. Find out the details here.

The first wave of a "very dangerous" atmospheric river storm dumped sometimes-torrential rain on the Los Angeles area today, with double-digit precipitation falling in some mountain areas and leading

The first of at least seven straight days of rain begins Friday in the Bay Area as an atmospheric river is set to soak the region with a stream of subtropical moisture from Hawaii. The

A powerful storm battered Southern California with torrential downpours on Wednesday, courtesy of “Pineapple Express” of moisture from the south. KTLA's Mark Kriski has the forecast on Dec. 24, 2025.

For the first time this cool/wet season we’ve got some serious weather to talk about. No, no sign of snow, cold, or a windstorm. Instead, too much “warm” rain in just three days (plus some breezy/gusty wind at times).

The so-called atmospheric river will hit the San Francisco Bay area first, possibly dropping a month’s worth of rain in a few days, weather forecasters say. The system will then sink into Southern California, edging into North County late Tuesday night then hitting hard through Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day.

"The early storm will not be as strong as the event we saw early last week, though it will impact the same areas," a meteorologist told Newsweek.

The latest storm in the pineapple express will focus on Oregon into Friday evening. Some streams and rivers will quickly surge to major flood levels, posing risks to lives and property.

For up to 15 million Californians, the week before Christmas is shaping up as a dramatic collision between environmental extremes. Just days after the northern Sierra Nevada reached a historic snowpack low of only 4 to 5 percent of normal,