A storm is brewing and will deliver much-needed soaking rain to wildfire-ravaged Southern California, snow to the mountainsand rain and snow to many areas in the southwestern United States, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

If the weather feels upside down right now, you’re not alone. This week, Louisiana reported as much snowfall as what ski resorts across the Sierra Nevada have received in January. The blizzard that swept across several Southern states this week shattered snowfall records,