HOLLYWOOD, CA — Brace yourselves for even more rain. Another storm system will push into the Southland tonight, with rain expected around midnight — and another wave of precipitation Wednesday into Thursday.

“This first band of rain will be steady but fairly short-lived, around six hours, and generally on the lighter side, mostly a tenth of an inch per hour or less, though locally up to a quarter-inch per hour in the foothills and mountains,” according to the NWS.

The region will get a six-to-eight hour break after that round of rain. Then a “colder and more unstable” portion of the storm will arrive late Wednesday and stretch into Thursday morning. Forecasters expect higher rain rates and possible thunderstorms with a total accumulation of a half-inch to 1 inch of rain in the valleys and on the coast.

A winter storm warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 2 p.m. Thursday in the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, with 6 to 12 inches of snow possible above 5,000 feet. Forecasters said some higher peaks could see up to 18 inches, with the snow accompanied by winds gusting up to 45 mph.

The western San Gabriel Mountains and 14 Freeway corridor will be under a winter weather advisory from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 2 p.m. Thursday, with 4 to 8 inches of snow possible above 5,000 feet. The advisory will also be in place during the same hours for the 5 Freeway corridor in northern Los Angeles County, where an inch of snow could fall on the Grapevine.

The NWS also issued a high-surf advisory for Ventura County and the Central Coast, in effect from Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

City News Service contributed to this report.