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Your SoCal Weather Report For Aug. 21-25: A Showery Start, Followed By Dry, Warm Week
Forecast highs for Thursday -- Wednesday and Thursday will be the warmest days of the week.
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Courtesy of the NWS San Diego office.
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It's Thursday and we're looking at temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees cooler today than it's been all week.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: warm, sunny
- Beaches: low to mid 70s
- Mountains/deserts: upper 70s to 80s/90s-103
- Inland:90s
- Warnings and advisories: None
Skies are clear for the foreseeable future and high temperatures are back on the radar.
Along the coast, it's going to be in the low to mid-70s, perfect for a stroll along the beach — and the good news is that the ocean water quality advisory for L.A. and Orange County beaches is over. Now you can actually enjoy a full-on beach day.
In downtown L.A., highs will be in the low 80s. In the valleys, up to the mid-90s. Inland, temperatures dropped to the upper 80s. In the low desert, temperatures will jump to 105 degrees.
On this day in history
On Aug. 24, 2013, Tropical Storm Ivo brought thunderstorms to eastern Riverside and Imperial Counties.
This month also broke monthly rainfall records in L.A. and Ventura County.
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Record monthly rainfall for August.
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Courtesy of the NWS Oxnard office.
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Things to do
Even though we just went through a tropical storm, summer isn't over yet. Here's an idea for a nice summer night.
- Friend of the Fest: This new film festival is dedicated to and curated by some of American Cinematheque’s fav podcasts. Titles screening during the festival run include The Babadook, Thelma & Louise, Pariah, JFK, The King Of Comedy, There Will Be Blood, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, The 39 Steps, Soapdish, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Chungking Express and The Invitation. On Thursday, Miami Nice presents Miami Vice at Los Feliz Theatre and The Big Picture presents The Talented Mr. Ripley at the Aero.
COST: $8 - $13; MORE INFO
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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