Los Angeles residents can expect a consistent pattern of foggy mornings and sunny afternoons this week, according to the National Weather Service. Starting today, Angelenos will see patchy drizzle and fog before 11:00 a.m., with conditions clearing up to reveal a mostly sunny day and a high temperature hovering around 79 degrees. As for the wind, it will be a gentle presence, shifting from a "light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon," potentially gusting up to 15 mph, as stated in the extended forecast published early this morning.
Tonight, the city will once again be enveloped in patchy fog after 11:00 p.m. while the clouds gather and temperatures drop to a mild 62 degrees. Throughout the week, this pattern will largely repeat with "patchy fog" characterizing the late night and early morning hours, before giving way to sunnier skies and warm, if not slightly decreasing, daytime temperatures. The consistency of the conditions is a welcome reprieve for residents weary of erratic weather patterns, even if the "increasing clouds" at night suggest a less starry sky.
Midweek forecasts for Wednesday note some persistence in the weather's demeanor. Patchy fog before 11:00 a.m. will precede mostly sunny conditions, with the day's highs inching slightly downward to a pleasant 77 degrees. The National Weather Service assures continued light winds shifting from "south southeast" in the morning to "south southwest" at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
As the week trundles towards its end, the temperatures during the daytime maintain their subtle fluctuations, peaking at nearly 80 degrees by Friday. Each evening, the city will don its cloak of fog. "Patchy fog after 11pm," has been the trend, according to NWS, whisking away the clarity of the day as temperatures settle to the low 60s.
The weekend outlook promises a slight ascent in mercury with a "high near 82" on Saturday and reaching "near 83" by Sunday. The mornings will not betray the rhythm set by the preceding days, staying true to "patchy fog" before the sun claims the sky.
