The skies over Los Angeles are set to deliver a mix of weather patterns this week, shifting from sunny days to spates of rain and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Today's mostly sunny weather, with a high hovering near 66 degrees, will give way to evening clouds as temperatures dip to around 51 degrees. An easterly wind in the morning will change to west-southwest in the afternoon, with gusts that could reach up to 15 mph.
As Los Angeles residents wake up on Wednesday, they should brace for rainfall that's forecasted to begin after 10 a.m. With an 80% chance, the city anticipates new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, the National Weather Service reports. The south-southeast wind picking up at 5 to 10 mph won't provide much reprieve from the wetness, and the temperature is expected to peak near 60 degrees.
Wednesday night doesn't promise a dry spell either, rain is likely to persist and possibly escalate into a thunderstorm before tapering off after 4 a.m. The low for the night is projected around 47 degrees, and the likelihood of precipitation holds at 60%. Shifts in the wind will occur as it moves from south-southeast to westerly after midnight. There may be sporadic increases in rainfall, especially if thunderstorms develop.
Rainfall continues into Thursday with a similar 60% probability of showers and thunderstorms developing later in the day. The high temperature will likely not surpass 57 degrees, as per the National Weather Service. Gusts of southwest wind could reach 20 mph, reinforcing the chill and potentially bringing a quarter to half an inch of new rainfall. The narrative of the week carries on into Thursday night as the chance of showers and thunderstorms lingers, creating a dense cloudscape and a low around 43 degrees.
But hope shines on the horizon for Angelenos as Friday's forecast hints at sunshine with a daytime high near 62 degrees, ushering in what looks to be a clearer, drier weekend. Saturday and Sunday continue the trend of sunny skies with highs of 68 and 70 degrees, respectively. However, Sunday night reintroduces a chance of rain, a prelude to Monday, when rain is likely again, and the city will see a high around 60 degrees under mostly cloudy conditions.
