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Your SoCal weather report for Monday, Aug. 12: Cooler weather all week long

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- Today’s weather: Warm, sunny
- Beaches: 70s
- Mountains: 80s-90s
- Inland: 80s-90s
- Deserts: 90s-100s
- Warnings and advisories: Air Quality Alert
Good morning and welcome back from the weekend. Here's some Monday motivation for you — we're seeing cool weather all week long.
In the forecast — patchy fog along the coast with daytime highs in the mid 70s for the beaches, up to mid 80s for the coastal valleys.
Inland Orange County will see highs in the mid 80s, up to 86 degrees for Anaheim. L.A. County valleys will be in the 80s and 90s. Inland Empire will be a few degrees warmer compared to the rest of the region with highs in the 90s.
In the high desert, Antelope valley will see highs in the 80s to mid 90s, up to 103 degrees for Apple and Lucerne Valleys. Meanwhile Coachella Valley will reach up to 107 degrees.
Tonight's lows will drop to the 60s, mid 70s for the low desert.
An air quality alert has been issued for Coachella Valley due to increased particle pollution from blowing dust.
This day in history
On this day in 1990 ,Sue, one of the largest and best preserved T-Rex, fossils was discovered by collector Sue Hendricks.
Things to do
- All Out for 'Fallout' Day: As a For Your Consideration promotion for the Amazon Prime show Fallout restaurants across the area will be serving up deals that reference Vault 33, where the show takes place. That means 33-cent ice cream at Sweet Rose, 33-cent burgers at the Win-Dow, and 33-cent tacos at Loqui to name just a few.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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