Cold Pacific storm to bring rain, snow, gusty winds to Riverside County

RIVERSIDE - A cold Pacific storm will bring rain, snow and gusty winds to Riverside County late Thursday through early Saturday, forecasters said today.

''A pair of Pacific low pressure systems will merge off the British Columbia coast Wednesday, then move southward along the west coast, moving through Southwest California Thursday night through early Saturday,'' according to the National Weather Service.

The agency said the storm will likely drop up to an inch of rain in the mountains.

Three to six inches of snowfall from the storm is expected above 4,000 feet with local amounts to 10 inches,...