Potential for advisory level wind gusts over mountains and below passes tonight into Friday

Good morning and happy Thursday. The rest of the week will see temperatures rise into the weekend for most of Southern California with the warmest days forecasted for Friday and Saturday.

The marine layer settling across our coastal communities will start to lift as we move into Saturday.

Looking at the beaches, temperatures will reach the mid 60s for most of L.A. and Orange County beaches. Long Beach will feel a little warmer with a high of 68 degrees, but otherwise expect temperatures to range around 63 to 65 degrees along the coast. Coastal cities will reach the upper 60s to low 70s.

L.A. County valleys and the Inland Empire will reach the mid to upper 70s today, with the warmest area being near Topanga Canyon — where a high of 79 degrees is expected.

Antelope Valley and the rest of the high desert will be in the upper 60s meanwhile Coachella Valley will reach up to 81 degrees. Tonight's lows will drop the mid 40s and low 50s.

Santa Ana winds are possible Friday into early next week, according to the National Weather Service. That means skies will stay mostly clear to partly clouding in the mornings.

Air quality won't be great

Air quality officials extended a no-burn alert for most of Southern California until 11:59 p.m. due to high air pollution in the area.

That means burning wood including in fireplaces, or manufactured logs made from wax or paper is off limits.

The alert applies to Orange and L.A county non-desert areas, including Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Excluded from the ban are residents without natural gas, low-income households, desert areas and mountain communities above 3,000 feet.