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Cloudy skies and cooler weather in store this Memorial Day weekend
Southern California is in for a cooling trend, with low clouds and fog coming back in the mornings.
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Kerry Perkins
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area NPS
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QUICK FACTS
- Today’s weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy
- Beaches: 68-73
- Mountains: 74-83
- Inland: 80-83
- Warnings and advisories: None
Good morning and welcome to Memorial Day weekend! We're going to see foggy mornings this weekend, but don't worry — sunshine will still make an appearance for your holiday barbecues.
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We're starting off with a cloudy morning followed by some sunshine in the afternoon. Highs along the Orange County coast will be around 61 degrees and between 74 and 79 degrees for the inland O.C.
In L.A. County, the beaches will see highs from 68 to 73 degrees, and between 78 to 84 degrees for the inland coast and the valleys.
The Inland Empire will be warmer with highs from 80 to 88 degrees. And it will be another scorcher in the Coachella Valley with highs from 98 to 103 degrees.
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