Gloomy Skies, Drizzle Dim Weekend Outlook

It will not be a bright and warm weekend in Southern California, from the looks of things.

The forecasters concluded gloomily on Thursday that a weak front will be moving through the Southland early today, bringing a deep marine layer and some local drizzle along the coast.

Fog and drizzle will probably spread to the coastal mountain slopes by tonight. Another cold front is expected to arrive in Southern California late Saturday, with a 30% chance of showers into Sunday.

That situation should end on Monday, however, said both the National Weather Service and the private, San Francisco-based Earth Environment Service. Tuesday should be sunny and warmer.

Southern California is not expected to get the kind of rain that fell Thursday in the northern and central part of the state. Rather, there should be only scattered showers and drizzles.

The northern San Joaquin Valley had some severe thunderstorms Thursday evening and a funnel cloud was reported about 10 miles northeast of Stockton.

The Los Angeles Civic Center, which had a high temperature of 68 degrees on Thursday, is expected to be in the mid-60s today and perhaps a degree or two cooler on Saturday. Thursday’s low temperature was 56.

The new cold front will mean cooler readings in the mountains and deserts also, the weather service said. Southern California mountain high temperatures will probably be in the upper 40s to mid-50s today, dropping a few degrees on Saturday. West to southwest winds may blow up to 25 m.p.h. at times.

The upper deserts should have highs in the mid-60s to low-70s today, dropping a little on Saturday. The lower deserts will be in the 70s and 80s today, and in the 70s on Saturday.

There were travelers’ advisories in the Sierra Nevada north of Yosemite Park because of snow expected Thursday night.