Los Angeles residents can expect a shift from clear skies to stormy weather this week, according to the latest weather forecast. Today, Angelinos are enjoying a mostly sunny day with temperatures peaking at around 65 degrees, complemented by a light easterly breeze that turned west-southwest as the morning progressed. However, as we head into tonight, the National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy skies with lows dipping to around 49, and winds slowing down significantly, per an official report.

Rain is on the horizon for Wednesday, with the forecast pointing to an 80% chance of precipitation and the potential for a thunderstorm after 5 pm; the calm wind will provide little respite from the wet conditions and rainfall might reach up to a quarter of an inch, but those hardy showers could swell with the drumbeat of thunder, a spectacle rare enough in the city to bring pause to its perennially sun-chased denizens. Moving into Wednesday night will not grant any respite from the rain, as thunderstorms continue before 11 pm leading to potential new precipitation amounting to half an inch.

The storm clouds should part by Thursday, revealing partly sunny skies and a high hovering near the 65-degree mark, while the evening promises a mostly clear night with the mercury dropping to 48. The fair weather trend looks to continue into Friday and Saturday with sunshine and highs reaching the 70-degree sweet spot, inviting the city's populace to bask in the glow of SoCal's more temperate offerings.

Yet the weekend's nightfall calls the fog to the fore, starting Saturday night and persisting through Sunday, imposing a subdued blanket upon the metropolis with colder edges rounding into the new week, although daytime highs will persist near the idyllic 70, this mellow, misty embrace calls back to mind the oft-forgotten coastal character of our sprawling cityscape.