Breezy conditions continued in parts of the Southland Monday, with the Santa Ana gusts bringing warmer and drier weather, but cooler weather is on tap by week’s end.
A wind advisory was in effect in the Los Angeles County mountains Monday morning and early afternoon, and while it was supposed to remain in force until 6 p.m., the National Weather Service canceled it at about 2 p.m.
Forecasters noted that while the advisory was canceled, winds gusting as high as 45 mph were still possible through Tuesday morning.
A separate advisory affecting the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area and the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys was allowed to expire on schedule at 2 p.m. NWS forecasters noted, however, that winds gusting to 35 mph were still possible in those areas through Tuesday morning, “mainly in the hills and Santa Clarita Valley.”
According to the NWS, warm and dry conditions will prevail through Wednesday, but a cooling trend is anticipated on Thursday and Friday — although no significant rain is in the forecast. Gusting winds are likely to return as part of the cold front on Thursday.
But there’s good news for the weekend. Forecasters said a “significant warm-up looks to be on tap for next weekend and into next week.”
Temperatures were expected to be slightly warmer Tuesday than they were on Monday, then drop again by 3 to 6 degrees on Wednesday as the cold front approaches.