On-and-off and mostly light showers are expected through mid-to-late afternoon, though a few showers could linger in East County into the evening hours, according to NBC 7 meteorologists.

We got a chance to talk to some people in Mount Laguna and Julian about what they’re hoping for as precipitation makes its way to East County.

A combination of strong winds, heavy rains and some snowfall were experienced by many parts of the county Thursday morning.

While a cold, winter storm drenched most of San Diego County on Thursday, the mountain ranges were getting a fresh dusting of white snow. The National Weather Service was receiving reports of an inch-and-a-half of snow in Julian and less than an inch of wet snow on Volcan Mountain.