We will get one last heatwave? Not this weekend

If you’ve lived in Los Angeles a number of years, it seems as if there’s always time for one last late-summer or early fall heatwave.

This is not that time

For now we’ll have morning gloom for the next few days in the form of fog and low clouds. Skies will maybe start to clear around midday and the mercury may reach into the upper 70s, with almost chilly overnight temperatures.

The National Weather Service forecast for Los Angeles and vicinity on Friday calls for patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77.

Friday night expect patchy fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 63.

The forecast for Saturday calls for Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79.

In Coastal Orange County the forecast for Friday calls for low clouds in the morning then mostly sunny. Highs 74 to 79.

Friday night it will be mostly clear in the evening then low clouds. Lows around 63.

Saturday expect low clouds in the morning then mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80.

The ultraviolet index level in the Los Angeles area for Friday is a very high 9, according to the weather service. A very high exposure level reading of 10, or greater, means a fair skinned person could suffer a sunburn in about four minutes if not protected.

—Staff and wire reports