Your SoCal Weather Report For Friday, April 5: Rain, Mountain Snow And Thunderstorms

It may not be winter anymore, but it sure feels like it today

Daytime highs across the Southland will be in the upper 50s, nighttime lows will be in the 40s. In the higher mountain elevations, expect highs in the 30s with snow showers.

We'll see showers throughout the day with a chance of thunderstorms later this afternoon. Forecasters say the thunderstorms could produce small hail and sudden bursts of steady rain. The good news is that the storm will begin to move out of the region later this evening.

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Looking ahead, we'll have a sunny and dry weekend, but below normal temperatures for this time of year — expect highs in the 60s.

About those advisories

The National Weather Service has issued a couple of advisories due to the storm.

A winter weather warning has been issued for the San Gabriel, San Bernardino and Riverside county mountains. Up to a foot of snow could fall at higher elevations above 6,000 feet. One to three inches of snow is expected as low as 3,000 feet.

It will be windy along the coast — a wind advisory has been extended to Ventura, L.A county beaches and the Malibu coast along with Palos Verdes Hills. Expect winds to be strongest starting at noon through 9 p.m. with gusts reaching up to 40 mph.

High surf is also expected along the coast with large breaking waves between 7 to 10 feet high.

This day in history

On this day in 1983, strong winds at Disneyland prompted the shutdown of the Skyway gondola lift.

Things to do

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• And if you haven't planned already, we have this guide on how to watch Monday's solar eclipse.

Check out our full list of things to do this weekend.