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Climate & Environment

Your SoCal Weather Report For Friday, Dec. 15: Warm Weekend, Showers In Next Week's Forecast

A geothermal map of SoCal in shades of orange, yellow and red
Temperatures are warming up for the weekend.
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Happy Friday! To welcome you into the weekend we are seeing a warm up in temperatures. But the National Weather Service forecasts some rain showers for next week.

Quick Facts

  • Today’s weather: warmer, sunny
  • Beaches: mid 70s
  • Mountains/deserts: 60s/63-75
  • Inland: mid 70s
  • Warnings and advisories: None

Today is the day to take advantage of the California sunshine and head to the beach in the middle of December.

Temperatures along L.A. County beaches will be in the mid 70s, and up to 75 degrees in Huntington Beach.

It will be a few degrees warmer inland today with a high of 78 degrees in Downey, 77 degrees in downtown L.A.

In the valleys, average temperatures will range in the mid 70s, the highest will be 76 degrees. But over in Santa Clarita Valley we're still looking at windy and cooler weather with highs reaching 68 degrees.

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Inland areas such as San Bernardino will see average temperatures reach up to 75 degrees, 77 degrees in Riverside and 79 degrees in Anaheim.

Nighttime lows will drop to the low 50s, down to 47 for the San Fernando Valley, and the 30s for the Antelope Valley.

There's potential for a Pacific storm to reach the Southland come early next week.

This day in history

On this day in 1988, a strong cold front brought snow to SoCal to elevations as low as 3,500 feet.

Things to do

Looking to revamp your style or finish your holiday shopping? Check this out:

  • DesignerCon: Get your last-minute holiday shopping done at this convention featuring collectible toys, plush, designer apparel and pop art from more than 600 vendors and 350+ artists. One of the highlights of this year’s show is the Hollywood 100 Show collaborating with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and renowned designer ONCH, the event features 100 artists designing and displaying one-of-a-kind models of the Hollywood sign.

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

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