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Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, Nov. 1: Warm, Breezy And Dry
Today's highs are in the 80s and an air-quality alert has been issued for some parts of SoCal.
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Feliz Día de los Muertos to all who celebrate. Today's forecast brings you another warm and dry day with some lingering gusts from the Santa Ana winds.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Warm, breezy
- Beaches: 70s/80s
- Mountains/deserts: 70s-80s/72-83
- Inland: 80s
- Warnings and advisories: Air Quality Alert, Freeze warning
The coastal areas are where you want to be with this warm weather where highs will be in the upper 70s for L.A. and Orange county beaches, up to 86 in Long Beach.
In the valleys, the highs will reach up to 89, except for the Antelope Valley, where it will be much cooler with highs in the mid 70s. Riverside and San Bernardino counties will see highs in the mid 80s, up to 87 in inland Orange County.
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In the high desert, temperatures will reach up to 72 and up to 83 in the low desert.
Expect it to be breezy in the mountain passes and valleys for today, then lighter winds tonight through tomorrow.
Tonight's lows will drop to the 50s for most of SoCal, including the low desert. In the high desert, including the Antelope Valley, the lowest temperatures will dip into the upper 30s.
About those advisories
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality alert for the Inland Empire and the Santa Ana mountains area as the Highland Fire continues to burn in Riverside County.
Air quality officials are alerting residents to remain indoors if you see ash or smoke from the wildfire and if you need to be outdoors, wear a mask — preferably a N-95 — to help reduce exposure.
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This alert takes effect from 2 p.m. today until 10 a.m. Thursday morning.
Freeze warning (expires 8 a.m.)
- Applies to the Antelope Valley. Frost could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and extended exposure could lead to hypothermia for pets and people. Remember to check on your loved ones.
Tips
State law requires residential units to have heating systems that can keep indoor temperatures at a minimum of 70 degrees. That means every dwelling unit and guest room offered for rent or lease should offer heating equipment, usually central air conditioning (A/C) or a wall heater. — Caitlin Hernández
Use heat smartly to save money: Cranking things like the A/C and wall heaters can be expensive. If money is tight, be judicious about how and when you use your utilities. For example, only use heaters at night or only set the thermostat to around 70 degrees.
Open and close those vents: If you have central A/C, look at where the vents are around your home. Are any open in places where you don’t stay long? Practice opening and closing those so warm air only goes where you need it (most vents should have a small toggle lever). Humidifiers can also help you warm things up — and it’s useful to add moisture into our dry air.
Adjust your wall heaters: If you have a wall heater, you can change the output by adjusting the knob (usually at the bottom). Since wall heaters can only warm the areas where they’re placed, it’s essential to close doors to rooms you won’t be in so hot air doesn’t get wasted.
Turn on your ceiling fan (really): If you have a ceiling fan, try turning it on. This sounds counterintuitive, but there’s science behind it. The direction a fan turns can push air in different directions, and since hot air floats up, you’ll want to move that around. Your fan should spin clockwise to create an updraft to circulate. Not all fans will have this option, though.
This day in history
On this day in 2003, a large waterspout was seen between Laguna Beach and Catalina Island.
Things to do
If you still have the social stamina to go out tonight after Halloween, then here's an event to check out:
- GuadaLAjara Film Festival: GLAFF, the sister fest of Mexico’s Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, showcases the best of Latinx/e, Latin American and BIPOC cinema and includes industry panels, mixers and galas. The fest opens with Netflix’s No Voy A Pedirle A Nadie Que Me Crea, directed by Fernando Frias de la Parra and based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Juan Pablo Villalobos. GLAFF closes with Maestra, a documentary directed by Maggie Contreras, which follows five women from around the world who are breaking glass ceilings in the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting. The opening gala of the festival honors legendary activist Dolores Huerta with the box office proceeds from this year’s festival donated to her nonprofit organization The Dolores Huerta Foundation.
- Today is the first day of Día de los Muertos and several cities across Southern California are hosting celebrations. One happening all week long is at Olvera Street, where you can catch a theatrical performance called the Dance of Death that runs to Nov 2. You can check out the full list of Día de los Muertos celebrations here.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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