Parts of California are bracing for a series of rain and wind events over the next week as back-to-back atmospheric rivers move through the state.

A powerful Pineapple Express storm could end up delivering a wet, white and potentially wild Christmas to California, with the possibility of snow in the Sierra and plenty of rainfall across the Southland.

Rounds of rain, snow and wind are set to slam California starting Sunday, elevating flash flooding concerns that start across portions of Northern California and last through the rest of the week.

Belief in “earthquake weather" is common, especially in California, but scientists are clear that there is no such thing.

An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November. For three weeks, David Mas Masumoto, a peach farmer in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has worked under a dense fog that has blocked nearly all sunshine.