Storms that brought thunder, lightning and heavy rain to parts of Southern California are moving east and out of the area Wednesday, but lingering showers will remain through the afternoon, forecasters said.

The thunderstorms closed Los Angeles and Orange County beaches because of lightning strikes Tuesday. Reports of lightning in Riverside County prompted safety concerns, and flash flood watches were in effect throughout Southern California.

The storm system will provide a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday along the coast and in mountain communities, and will begin to decrease Thursday.

Drier and warner conditions are in the forecast Thursday and through the weekend with high temperatures for Sunday and Monday around 4 to 8 degrees above average for inland areas.

The National Weather Service says it has received unconfirmed reports of some locations receiving more than an inch of rain Tuesday.

“It will still be on the relatively cooler side (Wednesday), with temperatures slightly below the seasonal average for this time of year. After that, conditions will continue to gradually dry and warm throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend as slight ridging building from the south in the long wave pattern continues to become more prevalent,” the NWS said.