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Climate & Environment

Your SoCal Weather Report For Tuesday, Feb. 13: Sunny And Clear Skies, For Now

A geothermal map of SoCal in shades of orange, yellow and some green.
Forecast highs for Tuesday.
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Enjoy the nice weather while it lasts — the latest forecast models show rain incoming again this weekend.

Quick Facts

  • Today’s weather: Sunny, cool
  • Beaches: 60s
  • Mountain/deserts: 50s-60s/59-71
  • Inland: 60s
  • Warnings and advisories: None

Temperatures today will be in the 60s for much of the southland. In the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, temperatures will hit high 60s and low 70s.

In the Inland Empire and Orange county, expect highs in the mid 60s.

Rain forecast ahead

The National Weather Service reports that another storm system is coming to the Southland this weekend. Right now forecast models show a weak system could hit Saturday night through Sunday, but a more powerful system will come Sunday night through Monday.

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Right now current rainfall totals projected are 2 to 5 inches of rain from Sunday through Wednesday for coastal and valley areas and between 4 to 8 inches in the foothills and mountains.

Projected snow levels right now are in the 7,000 elevation range.

Weather forecasters say with the amount of rain we saw last week, significant hydrologic issues especially in the hills where more mudslides and rockslides could follow.

This day in history

On this day in 1973, it snowed 12 inches in Palomar Mountain.

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