Your SoCal Weather Report For Thursday, Nov 9: Gusty Winds And Warmer Temps

Today's weather will be warm, gusty and dry as the Santa Anas continue, but the good news is that those winds will die down come this afternoon.

Todays highs along the coast will be in the upper 70s, up to 81 in Long Beach and Newport Beach. In downtown Los Angeles, the average will reach 82 degrees.

Highs for the valleys will climb a few degrees — 82 for San Fernando and San Gabriel Valley, upper 70s for Santa Clarita and a high of 67 in the Antelope Valley.

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Inland, Riverside and San Bernardino counties will be a few degrees warmer today with an average of 77 — up to 80 for inland Orange County.

The high desert will see an average of 63, whereas the low desert temperatures have slowly climbed back to 81.

Tonight's lows are in the 50s, in the 30s for Antelope Valley and 40s for the mountains.

About those advisories

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch starting this afternoon until Thursday at 6 p.m. for these areas:

• San Gabriel mountains
• Santa Susana mountains
• Santa Monica mountains
• Santa Clarita Valley
• San Fernando Valley
• Agoura Hills and Calabasas
• Interstate 5 and Highway 14 corridors.
  

A wind advisory has been issued for the areas where the fire weather watch is in effect until 11 a.m. Thursday. Gusty winds will also affect the Riverside and San Bernardino county valleys and mountains, including the Santa Ana mountains foothills until 2 p.m. Thursday.

Wind gusts are expected to reach between 40 to 50 mph, and the strongest winds will be felt on the mountains and foothills.

Southern California Edison is still warning customers that they could experience a preemptive power safety shutoff today if the Santa Ana winds get worse and the wildfire risk increases as a result.

That means 5 million customers could potentially lose electricity throughout the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside.

To see if you could be impacted, you check here.

This day in history

On this day in 1982, seven tornadoes touched down in the L.A. basin in a span of six hours.

Things to do

It's Friday eve! How about a night out with the stars?

• Astra Lumina: An Enchanted Night Walk Among the Stars: Instead of reaching for the stars, let the stars come down to you through projections, lighting and music. The Queens Botanical Garden is transformed into an immersive outdoor, multimedia world as guests are guided on an illuminated pathway with a photo booth, gift shop, and food and beverage options available for purchase at the end of the experience.

Check out our full list of things to do this week.