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Climate & Environment

Your SoCal Weather Report For Tuesday, May 14: Cool Weather Today

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SoCal will experience these daytime highs at around 5 p.m.
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Get used to gloomy skies in the morning followed by afternoon clearing — we are knee deep in May Gray this week.

Quick Facts

  • Today’s weather: Cloudy morning, partly cloudy afternoon
  • Beaches: 66 to 70
  • Mountains: mid 60s to low 70s
  • Inland: 77 to 81
  • Warnings and advisories: None

The morning skies will be covered in patchy fog and low clouds until 11 a.m. with partly cloudy skies to follow.

Daytime highs for the beaches will stay around 66 degrees, up to 70 degrees for the inland coast. These areas will see more cloud coverage in the afternoon.

Temperatures more inland will be a few degrees warmer, up to 77 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and up to 81 degrees in the Inland Empire. Foothill communities will see highs in the mid 60s, low 70s.

In the high desert, daytime highs will range between 84 to 93 degrees, up to 99 degrees in the Coachella Valley.

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Tonight's lows will be in the low 60s, mid 50s.

This day in history

On this day in 2014, strong Santa Ana winds continued through May 15, causing 14 fires in San Diego County.

Things to do

Spice up this Taco Tuesday

  • Villa’s Tacos x Maple Block: Grand Central Market’s Villa’s Tacos celebrates National BBQ Month with a Maple Block Meat Co. collab, featuring blue corn tortillas topped with sliced smoked brisket, house-made guacamole, and salsa. Pit Master Rudy Suazo will be on hand at Villa’s Tacos on Thursday. Maple Block will also feature in specials from market favorites Wexler's Deli, Sticky Rice, and Knead Noods.

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

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