Forecast: Hazy Skies, Heavy Holiday Traffic

Ventura County may be in for a wet and cloudy Christmas weekend, according to the National Weather Service bureau in Oxnard.

There is a 70% chance of rain today, changing to showers later in the afternoon. There is also a 40% chance on showers on Christmas Day. And today, Sunday and Monday are all expected to be gloomy and overcast.

“It’s definitely going to be cloudy,” said Vladimir Ryshko of the National Weather Service, “and it will probably be rainy.”

Meanwhile, traffic is expected to be hectic throughout the holiday weekend, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP began a maximum enforcement period last night that will put 70% of its personnel on roads, looking for unsafe vehicles, road hazards and drunk drivers for the remainder of the weekend.

“We do expect a lot of traffic all weekend, since a lot of travelers either leave or go home,” CHP Officer Staci Morse said. “There are a lot of things going on all weekend.”