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Your SoCal Weather Report For Thursday, May 9: Sunny Following Morning Low Clouds

In today's forecast, morning low clouds and fog will struggle to clear until the afternoon and becomes a bit warmer today.
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- Today’s weather: Warm, afternoon sun
- Beaches: upper 60s, low 70s
- Mountains: 60s - 70s
- Inland: 70s -80s
- Warnings and advisories: None
High temperatures along the beaches and coasts including the Santa Monica Mountains will be in the upper 60s to low 70s with light winds up to 15 mph.
In the valleys expect highs in the 70s, up to the low 80s in the warmest parts of the San Fernando Valley and the Inland Empire.
The high desert will see daytime highs up to 75 degrees, and up to 92 degrees in Coachella Valley.
Tonight there will be some clouds with lows in the 50s.
This day in history
On this day in 1977, an intense Mother's Day storm brought heavy rain following three years of intense drought.
Things to do
- Vegan Restaurant Week + Vegan Women Summit: Taste plant-based specialties, meet leaders in the vegan and wellness community, try out vegan beauty products, and learn more about the plant-based lifestyle at the Vegan Women Summit. But you don’t have to attend the summit to try some new plant-based specialties – dozens of local restaurants will showcase a wide array of vegan cuisines including West African, Italian, Asian, and more all week long. A list of participating restaurants is here.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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