It Will Be Cool, Windy Today, but Warming Trend to Follow

The Southland’s weather this weekend will be “a little on the cool side, but it’s looking pretty good,” a forecaster said.

The mercury will only reach the low to mid 60s in Orange County today, and some inland areas such as San Bernardino may be a few degrees cooler.

Winds between 15 and 25 m.p.h. will sweep across the Los Angeles Basin, and inland areas will get breezes between 20 and 30 m.p.h., said Dave Beusterien, a meteorologist with WeatherData Inc., which provides forecasts for The Times.

Desert areas will also have 20 to 30 m.p.h. winds, with gusts up to 40 m.p.h.

“There could be some blowing sand in desert areas, and motorists should be careful,” Beusterien said.

As the winds diminish tonight, “temperatures will be rather cool, particularly in inland valleys,” he said. Overnight lows in Orange County are expected to plunge as low as the upper 30s.

“Winds should be high enough to keep frost from developing, but light frost is possible Friday night in those deep, protected valleys east of San Diego,” Beusterien said.

Saturday will be a little warmer in Orange County, with high temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s and winds decreasing to about 12 m.p.h..