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    Partly cloudy skies
    Chance of rain returns this weekend
    By  Gillian Morán Pérez
    Published May 1, 2025 5:00 AM

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    A visitor to Lake Balboa Park in Lake Balboa, walks along a trail under partly cloudy weather.
    Slightly cooler day in store for SoCal.
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    Quick facts
      • Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
      • Beaches: Mid-60s
      • Mountains: 62-72
      • Inland: Mid-70s
      • Warnings and advisories: None

    What to expect: Another partly cloudy and cool day is in store for Southern California, with a chance of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures returning this weekend.

    Local forecast: Temperatures for L.A. and Orange county coastal areas will range from 62 to 72 degrees. Meanwhile, temperatures for valleys and inland areas will be a couple degrees cooler today.

    Read on... to learn about when rain will touch SoCal this week.

    Quick Facts
      • Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
      • Beaches: Mid-60s
      • Mountains: 62-72
      • Inland: Mid-70s
      • Warnings and advisories: None

    Good morning and happy Thursday. Another partly cloudy and cool day is in store for Southern California, with a chance of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures returning this weekend.

    We're looking at foggy conditions this morning for L.A. County beaches and clouds over Orange County. Temperatures for L.A. and Orange county coastal areas will range from 62 to 72 degrees.

    Meanwhile, temperatures for valleys and inland areas will be a couple degrees cooler today. For L.A. County valleys, that means daytime highs maxing out at 74 degrees, and up to 78 degrees for the Inland Empire.

    In the Coachella Valley, another warm day is on tap with highs from 87 to 92 degrees.

    Looking ahead, there's a chance of showers Saturday night into Sunday.

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