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Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, Nov. 15: Showers And A Chance Of Thunderstorms
Forecast highs for Wednesday — cloud coverage is keeping temperatures high.
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Rain moved across Southern California on Wednesday, bringing with it cooler temperatures and a potential dampener on the start of this year's fire season.
The fall weather system isn't expected to generate much rain, with amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except in the case of possible in thunderstorms, the National Weather Service reported. Showers will continue overnight, with A 50% chance of showers on Thursday.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: Scattered showers, cloudy
- Beaches: upper 60s
- Mountains/deserts: 60s/66-77
- Inland: low 70s
- Warnings and advisories: Wind Advisory
As for temperatures, coastal areas from Malibu to Orange County dropped a few degrees Wednesday with averages in the mid to upper 60s. In downtown Los Angeles and the valleys, highs of 69 degrees were expected. In Riverside, San Bernardino and inland Orange counties, temps were forecast to reach the low 70s.
The low desert will see a high of 77, but it will be cooler in the high desert with a high of 66.
Any snow that falls is expected at 8,500 feet or higher.
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This day in history
Talk about a climate change check. Today we're seeing the first rain event of the season, but on this day in 2008, the Santa Ana winds blew strong gusts that lead to the Freeway Complex Fire in the northern Inland Empire.
Things to do
What better way to take in the rain, than to attend a night of supernatural fun:
- Belle, Book & Candle: Darkness Falls: Attend a night of witchy fun, featuring burlesque, go-go dancing, psychics and vendors. The performance lineup includes Lux La Croix, Ruby Champagne, Queenie Blonde, Queen Ruby, Princess Farhana and Charlotte La Belle Araignee. Mae Lust emcees the night, which also features Lizzie Sixx on the turntables and rituals by Intuitive Shana.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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