Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, Oct. 11: Cooler Temps And Gusty Winds Continue

It's another gusty day with cooler temperatures, but as the Rolling Stones once said, ride the wild wind.

This morning we will see more low clouds, but those will clear by the afternoon.

Along the coast, highs will be in the low 70s, and up to 76 in downtown Los Angeles with low clouds this morning.

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The valleys will continue to experience a major cooldown, with highs in the upper 70s, and the hottest parts reaching up to 83 — perfect for a walk in the park.

Inland, temperatures have dropped with the highs in the mid 70s for Riverside and San Bernardino counties. In Orange County, expect highs in the mid 70s, and low 70s for coastal areas.

The deserts have cooled down some more — 72 for high desert and 86 in the low desert.

Tonight's lows will be in the low 50s.

About those advisories

The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories for several parts of SoCal:

• In the western San Fernando Valley, Eastern Santa Monica mountains and the Santa Clarita Valley, expect wind gusts between 40 to 45 mph starting at 5 p.m. until 12 p.m. Thursday.
• Along the Malibu coasts, it will be very windy at night, with speeds between 20 to 30 mph and local gusts up to 40 mph from 9 p.m. until 12 p.m. Thursday.
• You can expect northwest winds between 25 and 35 mph, gusts up to 55 mph along the Interstate 5 and Highway 14 corridors and western San Gabriel mountains. These local gusts will continue until 12 p.m. Thursday.
• In the Antelope Valley, gusty winds up to 50 mph will be felt along the western foothills. Those winds will continue to blow through the area until to 8 p.m. tonight.
• In the Riverside and San Bernardino County mountains, wind gusts up to 60 mph will occur until 5 p.m. today.
• In Coachella Valley, isolated wind gusts up to 70 mph will also be felt until 5 p.m. today.

This day in history

On this day in 2012, waterspouts were seen off Newport Beach and San Clemente. You can see what they looked like here.

Things to do

Looking for something indoors so you don't get caught in those gusty winds? Try this:

• 21st Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles: This year, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) screens 24 films (six narrative features, two documentary features, and 16 shorts) from 13 countries and in 14 languages, including the world theatrical premiere of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Khufiya, the world premiere of Atul Sabharwal’s Berlin and the LA premiere of Joram by Devashish Makhija.

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