A thick blanket of fog rolled in over Southern California early this morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a dense fog advisory for coastal and inland areas, including downtown Los Angeles. According to the weather service, parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties will experience visibility down to a quarter mile or less until 9 AM today.
The advisory, which affects areas from Ventura County Beaches to the Los Angeles County Inland Coast, was reported to remain in effect through the morning rush. Commuters were advised to exercise caution. Drivers were specifically cautioned "to slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you," an effort seemingly to prevent traffic mishaps in the perilous visibility conditions, according to the National Weather Service advisory.
The weather forecast for Los Angeles suggests the foggy start will give way to clearer skies later in the day, with the sun expected to break through eventually. The National Weather Service predicted "areas of dense fog before 10 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny," with highs nearing 68 degrees and northwest winds reaching up to 20 mph. The pattern of fog followed by sunshine is set to continue for the next few days, though temperatures will be slightly cooler on Wednesday, hovering around the low 60s.
Tonight and the following evenings will see a repeat of these foggy conditions, with "patchy fog after 10 pm" predicted for the area. Subsequent days should see clear-ups during the afternoons, providing a respite from the slow-moving cloak of mist that can often make the sprawling metropolis feel like a town shrouded in secrecy. L.A.'s weather, as ever-changing as the city itself, will swing from the foggy chill to more typical warmth by the weekend, with temperatures predicted "to be mostly sunny, with a high near 74" by Monday, reported the National Weather Service's extended forecast.
