It’s a cliche, but you may really want to hold onto your hat Friday as The National Weather Service forecast for Los Angeles and vicinity calls for strong winds and partly cloudy skies in the morning with sunny skies through the rest of the day.
Friday’s temperatures will be mild with highs in the upper 60s and 70s, but we can expect something of a weekend heat wave with temperatures in downtown Los Angeles and other inland areas in the 80s and the mercury topping out at the beaches in the mid to upper 70s.
There will be areas of north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph Friday morning, with the strongest below passes and canyons from Malibu through the Hollywood Hills. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Along with the winds, be careful in the water at local beaches: A high surf advisory will be in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday.
Friday night it will be mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening, then areas of north winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts to 35 mph below passes and canyons from Malibu through the Hollywood Hills.
The forecast for Saturday calls for sunny skies. Highs from the mid to upper 70s at the beaches to the mid 80s inland. Below passes and canyons from Malibu through the Hollywood Hills, areas of north winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts to 35 mph in the morning.
In Coastal Orange County the forecast for Friday calls for mostly sunny skies. Highs 69 to 74. Light winds.
Friday night it will be clear. Lows 55 to 60. Areas of winds west 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph becoming north overnight.
Saturday it will be mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Areas of winds north 15 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 mph.
The ultraviolet index level in the Los Angeles area for Thursday is a high 9, according to the weather service. A high exposure level reading of 7-9 means that a person could be sunburned in 7-8 minutes.
Here are the latest temperatures and conditions around Southern California: