Hurricane Priscilla will become a more powerful storm this week as it continues to strengthen over the Pacific Ocean off southwest Mexico. The National Hurricane Center, which is based in Miami, said the storm was expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds to the region.

There will be a chance for rainfall and thunderstorms across Southern California Thursday, Friday and Saturday as remnants from a hurricane in the eastern Pacific move north. The most significant storms,

Hurricanes Priscilla and Octave will follow similar paths along the cost of Mexico, with only Priscilla raising any concerns.

Priscilla has weakened to a tropical storm but is still forecast to bring heavy rain to portions of the southwestern U.S. during the next few days.