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Your SoCal Weather Report For Thursday, Sept. 14: Sunnier Days Ahead
Thursday will be just as cool as Wednesday before a slow warming trend for inland areas and the deserts happens this weekend.
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It's going to be another overcast morning, but the clouds will part and make way for afternoon sunshine. Now is not the time to forget the sunscreen.
Quick Facts
- Today’s weather: patchy fog, afternoon sunshine.
- Beaches: 70s
- Mountains/deserts: 70s/90s-102
- Inland: 80s
- Warnings and advisories: Beach hazards
We're seeing a gradual clearing of morning clouds over the next few days as we make way for more sun.
Highs along the coast will be in the low 70s, perfect light jacket weather.
In downtown L.A., highs will be in the low 80s. In the valleys and inland areas including Riverside and San Bernardino, temperatures will be a few degrees cooler with highs in the mid 80s, and in the upper 80s for the Inland Empire. In Orange County, the highs will stay in the upper 70s.
The deserts will still be pretty warm today, with a high of 103 in the Coachella Valley.
The National Weather Service forecasts a slow warming trend for the weekend in the inland areas and deserts.
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About those advisories
Orange County coastal areas are under a beach hazards statement from this morning through Friday morning. That means strong rip currents and high surf up to 3-5 feet, with sets up to 6 feet. The highest surf will be in northern Orange County.
This day in history
On this day in 1997, a large swell from Hurricane Linda created 18-foot waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach.
Things to do
- Drag Show + Solo Exhibitions Opening: The museum opens several exhibitions this week: Drag Show; Nery Gabriel Lemus; Pau S. Pescador: The Emancipation of P.P.; Félix González-Torres; Tierra del Sol: Empowering people with developmental disabilities through careers in the arts; Andy Warhol: Polaroids; and From the Collection: Arthur Tress. The opening celebration features drag performances by Jewels Long Beach, Big Dee, and Ava Stone, DJ sets by 22 West CSULB students, and collage art activities inspired by the art of artist Pau S. Pescador. If you can’t make the opening party, the exhibition will be on view through Dec. 15.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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