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Your SoCal weather report for Tuesday, Aug. 13: Clear sunny skies with typical summer temps
Looking at a typical summer day in August, minus the heatwave.
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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, we hope you have a good Tuesday. Today's forecast brings sunny skies and warm temps to make for another nice summer day. Enjoy these summer days while they last — there's 41 days until fall.
Daytime highs for the beaches will be in the 70s to the mid 80s for the inland coast, 83 degrees for downtown L.A.
Inland Orange County will warm up a bit with highs in the mid 80s, up to 88 degrees for Fullerton. L.A. County valleys will be in the 80s and 90s. Inland Empire will see highs in the 90s.
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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 110 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.
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Things to do
- Free days at Autry Museum: The Autry Museum recently expanded its free admission days to both Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so it’s the perfect mid-week break to head to Griffith Park. In addition to the classic cowboy and American West history exhibits in the permanent collection, on view are two new shows: Wendy Red Star’s celestial-inspired photos and ReVOlt 1680/2180: Sirens & Sikas a retelling of the Pueblo revolt against the Spanish. Both are part of the upcoming larger PST ART show opening in SeptemberFuture Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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