Atmospheric River Southern California 2024 Season. Meteorologists forecast that the first half of winter will produce atmospheric rivers in the pacific northwest and northern california before the storms trek inward over the rocky. On wednesday, the first of two atmospheric river storms slammed into northern california.
In california specifically, 44 atmospheric rivers made landfall from october through march, up from 31 during last year’s rainy season, said chad hecht, a center meteorologist. By greg porter, senior newsroom meteorologistnov 21, 2024.