Rain clouds loom over the downtown Los Angeles skyline. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Pedestrians pass a raindrop-covered car window in downtown Los Angeles. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A man finds another use for a newspaper as rain falls in Chinatown. (Christina House / For The Times)
A shopper is undeterred by the rain in Chinatown. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Pelicans take in the rain as a couple of people stay dry under an umbrella along Balboa Lake. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
A homeless man and his belongings are covered from the rain as he sleeps in Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks Park. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Evan Liu, 4, gives his mother, Jian Liu, a helping hand as they hurry through the drizzle along Sunset Boulevard. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
