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Your SoCal Weather Report For MLK Day: Partly Cloudy And A Few Degrees Warmer
Forecast highs for Monday
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Good morning, it's Monday and for today's weather forecast on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, expect partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 60s.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Partly cloudy
- Beaches: 62
- Mountains/deserts: 50s-60s/59-71
- Inland: upper 60s
- Warnings and advisories: Air Quality Alert
The National Weather Service reports a short warming trend in store for this week.
For the coastal areas, average temperatures will top out at 62 degrees and the beaches from L.A. to Orange County will have some patchy fog until 10 a.m. The inland coast like Irvine and Inglewood will see a high of 65 degrees.
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The valleys and more inland areas will experience highs just a few degrees warmer — average temperatures will range from 66 to 68 degrees.
Tonight's lows will be in the mid to upper 40s. For tomorrow, expect highs in the low 70s for the inland areas.
This day in history
On this day in 2019, a winter storm caused severe flash flooding in Orange County, closing Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach for a day.
Things to do
Consider giving back on this MLK day which is also designated as a National Day of Service. Then, head to the Skirball for a special celebration honoring the late civil rights leader.
- MLK Day at Skirball: In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Skirball Cultural Center invites its visitors to see its This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement exhibit. The exhibit showcases photos taken by movement insiders who captured Dr. King and other civil rights activists at the time.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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