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Los Angeles Braces for Rainy Week Ahead, NWS Predicts Showers and Cool Temperatures

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Published on November 23, 2024
Los Angeles Braces for Rainy Week Ahead, NWS Predicts Showers and Cool TemperaturesSource: Unsplash/Suhyeon Choi

The National Weather Service's extended forecast for Los Angeles foresees a wet week ahead, with rain likely starting after 10 a.m. today and a high temperature hovering around 64 degrees. While winds are expected to remain calm, they'll pick up slightly to 5 mph, hailing from the east-southeast, as the probability of precipitation hits a 70 percent mark, as reported by the National Weather Service.

Tonight, expect rain mainly before 10 p.m., with lingering clouds and lows around 53 degrees. Winds will remain calm, shifting to the northwest at about 5 mph. The chance of rain decreases to 60%, with less than a tenth of an inch of new precipitation expected, according to the NWS. Sunday brings a break from the rain with partly sunny skies, a high near 63 degrees, and light winds shifting southwest in the afternoon.

Moving into the workweek, Monday will potentially bring a 40 percent chance of rain with mostly cloudy skies and highs near 65 degrees with calm winds throughout the day. Monday night ups the ante to a 50 percent likelihood of rainfall while conditions stay mostly cloudy, with temperatures landing around 53 degrees at night, as detailed by the NWS. Tuesday replicates these conditions, with another 50 percent chance of rain, though it will be cloudier, with a high near 63.

The week continues on a wet note the chance of rain present both Tuesday night, mainly before 4 a.m., and carrying on intermittently through Wednesday. Though the sun might peek through partly sunny skies, the temperature will peak around 64 degrees, as per the National Weather Service. As Thanksgiving Day approaches, the forecast promises more sun and a slight uptick in the heat with a high near 67 degrees, while the nighttime maintains mostly cloudy conditions with a low around 49, but by Friday, the clouds stick around and we might see a high of 68 degrees.