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Los Angeles Braces for a Week of Foggy Mornings and Clear Afternoons, Says National Weather Service

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Published on June 05, 2024
Los Angeles Braces for a Week of Foggy Mornings and Clear Afternoons, Says National Weather ServiceSource: Unsplash/Cedric Letsch

In Los Angeles, residents can look forward to a pattern of patchy morning fog followed by afternoon clearing, as the National Weather Service forecasts a consistent weather trend for the coming week. According to the detailed forecast, today we can expect patchy fog before 11 am, then a shift to a gradual clearing with a high near 77 degrees. Winds are predicted to be calm, shifting south at around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight's weather will bring patchy dense fog after 11 pm, with clouds on the increase and a low hovering around 60 degrees. A gentle west-southwest wind at about 5 mph will become calm as the evening progresses. Thursday will mimic today's conditions, with the same patchy fog before 11 am and gradual clearing to a high near 76, gentle south winds picking up to a southwest breeze of 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon, and gusts that could reach as high as 15 mph.

A similar forecast continues for Friday, with the fog expected to clear by late morning, leading to mostly sunny skies and a slight increase in temperature to a high near 78 degrees. Light south winds will become south-southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. As the night falls, the pattern of patchy fog will repeat itself, manifesting after 11 pm, with the rest of the evening forecast to be mostly cloudy and a low near 63.

Looking ahead into the weekend, Saturday warms up slightly with an anticipated high near 80 degrees after the typical morning fog dissipates. Saturday night will remain consistent with the week's trend, experiencing patchy fog after 11pm and mostly cloudy skies with a low around 62. The rest of the forecast from Sunday through next Tuesday appears to be a broken record of sun and fog, with highs consistently near 78 degrees and night-time lows around the low 60s, according to the extended forecast.