Your Halloween Weather Outlook: Sunny, Warm And Windy

Happy Halloween! We consulted our crystal balls and reached out to the beyond for today's forecast — a warm, sunny and windy afternoon is ahead, but a spooky, chilly evening is in store.

Over on the coasts, highs will be in the low 80s, up to 86 degrees in downtown Los Angeles.

In the valleys, the highs will reach up to 86, except for the Antelope Valley, where it will be much cooler with highs in the low 70s.
Riverside and San Bernardino counties will see highs in the mid 80s, up to 87 in inland Orange County.

The deserts are much cooler as we head into winter — a high of 70 in the high desert and up to 81 in the low desert.

Tonight's lows will drop to the 60s for inland areas and into the 50s for the coasts and the valleys including the low desert. In the high desert including Antelope Valley, the lowest temperatures will dip into the upper 40s.

About those advisories

Here's a list of advisories to look out for and the details:

Red Flag Warning (until 2 p.m. today) for L.A. and Ventura Counties

• Remember, "any fire starts will have really conducive weather to rapid and dangerous fire growth," said National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld. "It's important to take precautions with regards to anything flammable, different vehicles can spark things, and it means that there's a possibility of power outages as well."

Here's a good resource for how to stay prepared during a red flag warning.

Wind Advisories

• Inland Empire — Riverside and San Bernardino counties until 8 p.m. tonight
• Santa Monica Mountains, San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Susana Mountains, Highway 14 and Interstate 5 corridors until 3 p.m. today
• Expect winds between 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph.

Freeze Warning (expires 8 a.m. today, but back in effect 2 to 8 a.m. Tuesday)

• 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.

This day in history

On this day in 1987, the remains of Tropical Storm Selma brought a cold front to SoCal, bringing over three inches of rain to Mt. Wilson

Things to do

Ghouls, vampires, witches, come out! Tonight's the night to get your spooky on!

• West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval: West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnaval returns to Santa Monica Boulevard on Tuesday night after a pandemic hiatus. Find the main stage at the intersection of Santa Monica and N. San Vicente boulevards with DJ sets, food trucks and thousands of Halloween revelers in fun costumes.

  Organizers suggest keeping the kids and pets at home for this free party because things might get a little naughty. After the live entertainment and people-watching along the boulevard, the bars in WeHo keep the party going well into the night. No backpacks, camera bags or totes allowed. Visitors are asked to carry items in clear plastic bags.

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