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Your SoCal weather report for Friday, June 28: Slight cooling today and warming trend this weekend
Forecast highs for Friday afternoon.
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Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Hot, sunny
- Beaches: 70s-80
- Mountains: 70s-80s
- Inland: 80s-90s
- Deserts: 90s-100s
- Warnings and advisories: None
Happy Friday! Today's forecast will continue to be slightly cooler compared to the recent heatwave. Forecasters say expect warmer weather this weekend.
Temperatures for the high desert will be in the upper 90s to 106 degrees for Apple and Lucerne Valley — in Coachella Valley expect a high of 111 today.
Highs for the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valleys including Orange County inland areas will be mostly in the upper 80s. For the Inland Empire, highs will be up to 96 degrees.
Coastal areas will be nice and sunny today with highs in the 70s, up to 80 degrees at some beaches.
Tonight's lows will drop to the mid 60s, low 70s for the deserts.
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Looking ahead, forecasters say there will be some warming this weekend, but no heat wave for the valley and coasts. The deserts, however, will be placed under an excessive heat watch come Sunday through Monday morning where in Coachella Valley, daytime highs could reach up to 116 degrees.
This day in history
On this day in 2013, Death Valley hit the highest record for June — 129 degrees.
Things to do
- Jazz at LACMA: Sharon Marie Cline: Start your weekend off with the soulful serenades of jazz singer Sharon Marie Cline as she performs at local favorite Friday night summer hang, Jazz at LACMA. Truly the happiest of happy hours, the courtyard will be busy, so grab a drink, walk around, and soak in one of the best L.A. summer things to do.
- It's Food Friday! If you're craving a pastrami sandwich, AND longing for New York City, you can do both in L.A, for real. For one day only, New York's most famous sandwich is coming to L.A tomorrow. Be there or be square.
Check out our full list of things to do this weekend.
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