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Your SoCal Weather Report For Thursday, May 23: More May Gray
Forecast highs for Thursday afternoon.
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It'll be cloudy this morning with patchy drizzle then sunny in the afternoon.
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- Today’s weather: Cloudy morning, afternoon sun
- Beaches: 60s
- Mountains: 60s
- Inland: 70s
- Warnings and advisories: Wind Advisory
Today's highs for the coast will be between 65 to 68 degrees with low clouds sticking around all day for L.A. County beaches — Orange County coastal areas will see more afternoon clearing.
The San Fernando Valley will see highs in the mid 60s to low 70s and mostly in the 70s for the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire.
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Foothill communities and lower mountain elevations will see mostly cloudy conditions with highs in the 60s, low 70s.
Temperatures for the high desert will range between 85 to 94 degrees, up to 98 degrees for Coachella Valley. And it will be windy over in the Western Antelope Valley this afternoon until 9 p.m., with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
Tonight's lows will drop to the 50s.
This day in history
On this day in 1924, the U.S.S. Catalina was christened. The Great White Steamer was commissioned by William Wrigley to take passengers to Catalina Island.
Things to do
- Kismet’s Sara Kramer And Sarah Hymanson With Kate Berlant: Now this should be special. Kismet restaurant founders and cookbook authors Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson are talking with none other than comedian of the moment Kate Berlant — just off her mega sold-out show at Pasadena Playhouse earlier this year — at one of the best bookstores in L.A., Now Serving. The duo bring to life their unique spin on Mediterranean cuisine in their book, also called Kismet, and will talk about recipes (like their famed salty-sweet persimmon salad and their chicken that launched a whole separate restaurant), entrepreneurship, and writing with Berlant, followed by a meet and greet with fans.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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