INLAND EMPIRE METRO: Partly cloudy and cool becoming mostly sunny. Showers ending with a warming trend beginning Tuesday. Highs eventually in the 70s but cool at night with lows in the mid 40s.

MOUNTAINS: Snow showers ending Monday night. Snow level 6,000 feet. Winds diminishing. Mostly sunny and not as cool Tuesday. Resort-level highs Monday and Tuesday from the 30s into the 50s.

DESERTS: By Tuesday, gradually clearing with diminishing winds. Highs from the 50s into the 70s. Warmer on Tuesday.

BEACHES: Shower chances ending Monday night becoming mostly sunny Tuesday. Highs into the mid 60s. Surf 1-5 feet and diminishing. Water 59-67.

SUMMARY: Southern California will be gradually drying out as sunshine returns. But temperatures will be near to slightly below average for much of the week.

The atmosphere will wring itself dry by Tuesday following some light showers.

High pressure returns by the middle of the week for a dose of more seasonal spring weather. Longer range forecasts are now leaning towards an offshore flow later in the week with much warmer temperatures by the weekend.

The weekend rain and high elevation snow could mark the end of the so-called rainy season.