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The weekend storm was not expected to affect the Dodgers World Series parade on Friday

The weekend storm was not expected to affect the Dodgers World Series parade on Friday

Don't worry, it looks like there's literally nothing that could rain on Friday's Dodgers World Series championship parade.

A weekend storm expected to bring the region's first rainfall since May was not expected to arrive in time to mar the victory celebrations. The Dodgers won their eighth World Series title with a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

The morning parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Friday at City Hall and end on 5th Street near Figueroa Street. The Dodgers' world champion players will travel the streets in double-decker buses. A celebration will follow at 12:15 p.m. at Dodger Stadium, for which tickets are required.

The entire event should take place under clear skies – before rain is expected on Saturday.

“We don’t expect any precipitation tomorrow,” Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said Thursday morning. “The sky will be mostly sunny.”

But temperatures are expected to be “a little cooler than normal,” Cohen said, with early morning temperatures around 50 degrees before rising to highs around 70 degrees in the afternoon.

On Saturday morning, Angelenos will feel the effects of the cold, wet storm system moving across California, with temperatures dropping even further and a 70% chance of rain across the region.

“There is still a good chance of light showers Saturday,” Cohen said.

Any measurable precipitation would break downtown LA's streak of 178 days without rain. That's the seventh-longest stretch without rain since the late 19th century, said Mike Wofford, another National Weather Service meteorologist. The last day of rain in LA where the city recorded 0.13 inches was May 5th.

Staff writer Bill Shaikin contributed to this report.

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