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Your SoCal Weather Report For Friday, May 17: Another Day Of May Gray
Highs in the 70s with cloudy skies
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Happy Friday! We're looking at May Gray conditions to prevail through the weekend.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Mostly cloudy
- Beaches: 66 to 70
- Mountains: mid 60s to low 70s
- Inland/deserts: 75-82/90s
- Warnings and advisories: None
Highs along the beaches and inland coast will range between 66 to 69 degrees. The valleys will reach the upper 60s to mid 70s — for the Inland Empire, daytime highs will range from 75 to 82 degrees.
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In the high desert, daytime highs will reach up to 97 degrees in the high desert, up to 98 degrees in Coachella Valley.
Tonight's lows will be in the low 60s, mid 50s with patchy drizzle.
Taking a look at your weekend forecast — Saturday will be a few degrees warmer across the Southland, but come Sunday, temperatures will drop again for cooler weather.
This day in history
On this day in 1892, a springtime heat wave hit the region where in downtown L.A. temperatures reached up to 95 degrees.
Things to do
Get outdoors today!
- It's Food Friday! Grab your friends, head to the Arts district and make your own taco crawl!
- 'Rocket Man': A Live Orchestral Experience: Elton John may have played his final Dodger Stadium show, but you can catch pianist Michael Sobie playing all of Elton’s greatest hits right in Santa Monica with a full 34-piece symphony orchestra in a church with great acoustics. Singalongs are sure to be lively as Sobie performs hits like “Bennie and the Jets," “Crocodile Rock," and more. Plus, get $10 off with the code MONALISAS.
Check out our full list of things to do this weekend.
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