Your SoCal Weather Report For Thursday, Oct. 4: Toasty And Dry

Now is not the time to forget to moisturize, put on sunscreen and pack your trusty chapstick because it's going to be toasty, dry and windy.

As predicted, we're getting one day away from the warmest day of the week and today's temperatures have jumped.

While it's still cooler along the coasts, the highs are in the upper 70s and it'll be breezy, with winds up to 20 mph. In downtown L.A., it will get up to 89. Over in the valleys, highs will be in the mid 90s except for the Antelope Valley, where highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.

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More inland, it will be in the mid 90s in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and in the lower 90s in Orange County. In the high desert, expect temperatures to reach the mid 80s, but over in Coachella Valley, it will get up to 96.

But it's still autumn, so tonight's lows will be in the 60s.

About those advisories

There are several wind advisories out for different parts of SoCal until 3 p.m.:

• Santa Clarita valley and the Santa Susanna mountains, winds between 20-30 mph, gusts up to 45 mph.
• Santa Monica mountains, winds between 15 to 25 mph, gusts up to 35 mph.
• Western San Gabriel mountains, winds between 25 to 35 mph, gusts up to 50 mph.

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Things to do

Happy Hump-day!! Check this out:

• Under The Influence 002: The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design welcomes Marina Otero and Liam Young for its latest discussion series that brings together architects, artists and designers from all over the world to engage with local architects, landscape architects, and creatives in L.A.'s iconic modernist spaces. The two speakers will present their work and discuss their relation to L.A. Modernism and experimentation.

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