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Climate & Environment

Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, May 15: Low Clouds On The Coast, Sunnier Conditions Inland

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Forecast highs for Wednesday afternoon.
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Happy Wednesday! We hope you are getting used to May Gray conditions because they'll stick around for the rest of the week.

Quick Facts

  • Today’s weather: Cloudy morning, mostly sunny afternoon
  • Beaches: 66 to 70
  • Mountains: mid 60s to low 70s
  • Inland: 73 to 78
  • Warnings and advisories: Wind advisory

For most of the Southland it will be sunny after morning low clouds dissipate around 11 a.m.

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

Temperatures in the valley will be in the mid 70s, and rise up to 78 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 94 degrees, up to 99 degrees in the Coachella Valley.

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

Windy conditions will prevail in the western Antelope Valley from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. — expect wind gusts up to 45 mph.

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Things to do

Get outdoors today!

  • Outdoor Community Yoga In Griffith Park': Yoga instructor Emily Phillips hosts donation-based yoga classes in the heart of Griffith Park every Wednesday afternoon (and Saturday mornings). Slap on some SPF 50 and head to the hills for some good stretching.

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

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