Light afternoon rain precedes evening thunder, lightning and heavier rainfall Wednesday

A Ferrari passes down El Paseo after a brief bit of rainfall in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Shoppers cross the street after a brief bit of rainfall on El Paseo in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Shoppers walk along the strip of El Paseo after a brief stint of rainfall in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

A car splashes through a small puddle while turning off El Paseo after a brief bit of rainfall in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Clouds roll over the mountains and toward the Coachella Valley in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Rain drops fall on a windshield in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Hector Brenes, an employee of The Gardens of El Paseo, works on a large holiday wreath to be hung up in a courtyard space in the shopping center in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Luis Gil, an employee of The Gardens of El Paseo, fixes ornaments to a large holiday wreath to be hung up in a courtyard space in the shopping center in Palm Desert, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.