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Cool and drizzly weather to stick around for a few days
Gray skies provide a gloomy background over the Los Angeles basin in a view from Echo Park toward downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times
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Autumn is in the air, with periods of drizzle — at least for several days until early this week.
For today, a marine layer will keep temperatures cool for the rest of the day.
In the Valley, temperatures will hit a high of around 80 degrees, “about at least 10 or 12 degrees below normal,” according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford.
Downtown Los Angeles is looking at temperatures in the low to mid-70s. L.A. County beaches are expected to be in the low 70s.
Orange County coastal areas will also hover in the low to mid-70s.
In the deserts and Inland Empire, highs will be in the mid-80s, about 10 degrees below normal.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Marine layer brings cloudy, cool weather
- Beaches: 70-74 degrees
- Mountains: 70s-80s degrees
- Inland: 70-80s degrees
- Warnings and advisories: Flood watch in effect after 11 am today;Beach Hazards statement goes into effect Sunday morning.
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In the mountains of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, a Flood Watch goes into effect at 11 a.m. until at least 7 p.m. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to generate a half-inch to 1 inch of rain and could cause floods and debris flow in and below burn scar areas.
On Sunday morning, a beach hazard alert goes into effect all across the Southern California coast. Elevated surf and swell from Hurricane Narda will cause dangerous rip currents and breaking waves with surf of 4 to 6 feet and a max of 7 feet possibly.
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