Lake Havasu City is in the pathway of a series of weather systems expected to soak the area this week.

Jillian Danielson Photo/Special to the News-Herald Linda and Charles Byard, of Greenbrier, Ark., enjoy ice cream cones as they walk across the London Bridge Monday afternoon in the cool temperatures. The weather is expected to be dry today, but begin to shower again tonight.

“There is a very El Niño-like pattern over the Western United States with a series of systems moving into California,” said Meteorologist Mike Pigott, of Accuweather.com.

Pigott said the first storm system to hit Havasu was expected to end early this morning and could have produced as much as a quarter inch of rain during the night. Early-risers may see the tail end of the system this morning spitting some rain around 6 a.m. or 7 a.m., he said.

Today’s weather is expected to be dry with an expected daytime high temperature of 65 degrees accompanied by wind gusts of 10-25 mph, according to the meteorologist.

“The next storm system will bring a batch of rain Tuesday night,” Pigott said. Weather models are showing tonight’s storm could bring a quarter inch or more of rain to the area.

The overnight conditions include a low temperature of 45 degrees with light winds of about 7-14 mph, he said.

Wednesday’s weather forecast consists of a couple of rain showers. It is expected to be the windiest day because of the next storm system moving in. Highs are expected to be 63 degrees Wednesday with an overnight low of 47 degrees, Pigott said.

“Wednesday into Thursday looks to be the strongest storm,” he said of the 15-30 mph wind gusts expected during the onset of the storm. Winds are expected to die down to about 8-16 mph Thursday. The daytime high is expected to be 63 degrees with an overnight low of 47 degrees, he said.

“Thursday looks like a lot of rain,” Pigott said. “With this amount of rain, flash flooding could be a possibility with any of these systems.”

Lake Havasu City Fire Department Fire Marshal Chip Shilosky said the department is in tune to the approaching weather patterns. The department’s staff will meet today to discuss response procedures and how to best coordinate with other city departments in case of flash flooding.

Double-checking the fire department’s equipment, rigs and ensuring proper positioning will be the key topics during today’s emergency preparedness meeting among fire department officials, Shilosky said.

Weather models used by Accuweather.com are showing as much as 2 inches of precipitation during the 24-hour period from midnight Thursday to midnight Friday, Pigott said.

Rain showers are expected to hang around Friday. The weekend is expected to be dry but with cooler temperatures expected in the 60s, according to the meteorologist.

You may contact the reporter at jhanson@havasunews.com.