Jada Broughton uses a whimsical umbrella to protect her from the elements Saturday while walking on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara. 
A rainbow shines in the skies above Milpas Street in Santa Barbara on Saturday morning. 
A person paddles an outrigger canoe past the waves at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Saturday as storm clouds gather. 
A man crosses the street during a heavy shower on De la Guerra Street in downtown Santa Barbara. 
A vehicle splashes through a puddle in Santa Barbara. 
A rainbow shines above a hillside off Farren Road west of Goleta. 
Reflections from a rainstorm in Santa Barbara. 
A person walks along the shoreline at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara. 
An optimistic Westmont College snowboarder celebrates the hail-covered lawn in front of Kerrwood Hall on the Montecito campus. 
A snowy Gibraltar Road above Santa Barbara. 
Snow dots the Montecito foothills. 
Hail surrounds seashells in a Montecito backyard. 
Snow blankets Gibraltar Road above Santa Barbara. 
Mountain Drive in Montecito. 
The view from Gibraltar Road after Saturday’s storm. 
Late afternoon drive on Mountain Drive in Montecito. 
A rainbow emerges in Goleta after the storm. 
Hendry’s Beach in Santa Barbara had its own rainbow Saturday afternoon. 
After the storm.
Cloudy skies didn’t drop much rain on Santa Barbara County on Saturday, as the first of three storms blew through the region.
As of 4 p.m. Saturday, the Public Works Department rainfall tracker showed that most county areas received less than 0.3 inches during the previous 24 hours.
“The first of a series of three storm systems will continue to move through the region this evening, then a stronger storm system is expected for Sunday afternoon through Monday with better chances of rain and mountain snow,” the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion.
There were reports of a dusting of snow at higher elevations, and several locations reported accumulations of hail.
A colder storm is expected to head into the county Sunday night and Monday, and local daytime temperatures are forecast to drop to the 50s early next week, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow levels from that storm are expected to be 3,500 feet to 4,000 feet Sunday night and down to elevations of 1,500 feet to 2,500 feet on Monday.
Windy weather also is in the forecast, with gusts up to 20 mph on Sunday night and 30 mph on Monday night.
The possibility of snow at lower elevations and gusty winds means there is a winter storm watch in effect Sunday night through Monday evening for Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles county mountains, including San Marcos Pass, San Rafael Wilderness and the Dick Smith Wilderness Area.
The third storm, forecast to hit Santa Barbara County on Wednesday through Friday, is expected to drop significant amounts of rain and snow. Forecasts will get more detailed in the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.
Santa Barbara County recently updated its risk map for flooding and debris flows below the Thomas Fire burn area, in Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria. That can be viewed online by clicking here, and the county has more storm preparedness resources available at readysbc.org/storm-ready/.
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— Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.