Your SoCal Weather Report For Friday, Oct. 20: Heading Into Another Cool Down

We're looking at a cool weekend after an unseasonably warm week. But today will still be pretty warm.

Think one last beach day before the cool down.

At the beaches and along the coast, highs are forecast to be in the mid 70s, up to 77 in Long Beach.

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In downtown Los Angeles, highs will reach up to 82 and the valleys will be hot with highs in the 90s. It'll get up to 99 in the hottest areas of the San Fernando Valley.

Inland, temperatures will drop slightly. Riverside and San Bernardino county valley highs will reach up to 95. In Orange County inland areas, expect a high of 91 and 80 along the coast.

In the high desert, temperatures will reach up to 90 and in low desert, Coachella Valley will see a high of 104.

Tonight's lows for most of the Southland are still in the mid 60s, 70s for deserts.

About those advisories

There's a beach hazard statement out for the coastal areas, specifically for L.A. County beaches and Orange County coastal areas. Expect high surf between 3 to 6 feet, with sets up to 7 feet through the evening.

And another dense fog advisory is out for the Orange County coasts until 9 a.m.

This day in history

A car is stuck in mud on Oct. 20, 2004 after it was trapped in a flash flood in Lytle Creek north of Rancho Cucamonga.

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On this day in 2004, a large winter storm brought a month's worth of record rainfall in a single day in many parts of Orange County and drenched much of Southern California. For the following two weeks, the lower elevations at Orange County saw 2 to 8 total inches of rainfall.

Things to do

Give yourself a high-five because you made it through the work week. Looking to several ways to kick off the weekend? How about checking out a comedy show:

• Awkward Sex… and the City: Get ready to laugh at bedroom exploits as Awkward Sex… and the City makes its Los Angeles debut this weekend. Comedians share their awkward, intimate tales about their sex lives while breaking barriers about sex and dating. The show aims to take on taboo subjects while creating a safe space for all people to feel seen and heard.
• There's still time to do some basic, spooky season activities this month. How To L.A. has you covered on where to enjoy your pumpkin spice latte, basic-girl autumn activities.
• And if you were part of the Great Shake Out, now might be a good time to start prepping for the Big One. My colleague Jacob Margolis has this handy, low-stress guide to help.
  

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