Warm, dry weather will dominate Pasadena through the weekend before cooler temperatures and a chance of rain arrive early next week, forecasters said Friday.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said highs will reach near 85 degrees Saturday, the warmest day of the period. Temperatures will then cool into the low 70s by Tuesday as a Pacific storm system approaches Southern California.
Friday’s conditions included sunny skies with highs near 80 degrees. Winds shifted from northeast to west-southwest at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. Overnight lows were expected around 50 degrees.
Forecasters said Saturday will be sunny with highs near 85 and light winds. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs near 82. Cooling begins Monday, with highs near 77 under clear skies.
Rain chances return Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather service said Los Angeles County could see less than half an inch of rain, though isolated thunderstorms could produce heavier downpours. Showers may linger into Thursday depending on the storm’s track.
Strong Santa Ana winds affecting parts of Los Angeles County Friday morning were expected to diminish by afternoon. Pasadena itself was not under a wind advisory.
The extended forecast calls for clearing skies and highs in the mid-70s Thursday. Forecasters said the following week should bring seasonable, dry conditions.
Here is the Pasadena forecast from the National Weather Service as of 3:03 a.m. Friday:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
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