What to expect: In today's forecast, you'll see a warming and drying trend through tomorrow with highs in the 90s inland, up to 100 in the low desert.
Watches/warnings/advisories: Heat advisory out for Riverside, San Bernardino and the Inland Empire. Wind advisory out for the Santa Monica, San Gabriel mountains and a couple major corridors.
On top of the sizzling heat, the Santa Anas are here to stay. Though this weather is unfavorable, it might not be all that bad. As Jack Black once said in The Holiday —"“Legend has it, when the Santa Anas blow, all bets are off. Anything can happen."
In today's forecast, you'll see a warming and drying trend that'll continue through tomorrow.
This afternoon's highs will be in the mid-80s to around 90 from the beaches to downtown Los Angeles and the coastal valleys. Over in the Antelope Valley the highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s. Make sure to drive carefully along the Highway 14 corridor as gusty winds will make their presence.
From the Santa Clarita to San Gabriel Valley, the highs will be in the mid 90s, while in the hottest part of the San Fernando Valley, it will get up to 98. In Orange County, inland areas will reach up to 94, more along the coast highs will reach up to 89. The Riverside and San Bernardino areas will reach up to 97 and in Coachella Valley communities will top out to 100.
Another wind advisory is out for these areas until 3 p.m. — winds will range between 20 to 30 mph, gusts up to 55 mph:
And there's also a heat advisory out for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys, including the Inland Empire and Orange County inland area. This advisory is in effect from 12 p.m. today until 7 p.m. Friday.
Tonight's lows are still in the 60s, bringing relief from the heat.
Taking a look ahead — by Saturday we will see a cooldown.
On this day in 1985, a strong storm system brought 50 knot wind gusts to Catalina Island.
You know what day it is — Friday eve!
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