SoCal Heats Up: Toasty Mother's Day & A Warm Week Ahead

LOS ANGELES — As areas of fog lift Friday, SoCal is gearing up for another round of toasty weather for Mother's Day weekend — but the coasts should stay cool for those looking to beat the heat.

"Strengthening high pressure near the West Coast will continue the warming trend through Saturday with high temperatures as much as 8 to 12 degrees above average for the mountains, lower deserts, and inland valleys," NWS San Diego wrote Friday. "High temperatures in portions of the Inland Empire will reach the lower to mid 90s with 100 to 105 in the lower deserts. There will be widespread moderate Heat Risk in the lower deserts beginning on Saturday and continuing into the middle of next week."

Highs are forecast near 80 around Los Angeles for Mother's Day, climbing a few degrees further into the middle of next week. San Diego should stay pleasant, maxing out in the low-to-mid 70s. While inland areas warm up, the coasts will offer a stark contrast. Forecasters said sea breezes and an eddy will keep coastal areas cool even as the marine layer shrinks.

As inland heat sticks around beyond the weekend, forecasters are monitoring a chance for rain showers and thunderstorms developing for some parts of SoCal on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Apart from the slight chance for moisture, early forecasts show a generally sunny and warm pattern persisting next week. Longer-term climate outlooks do suggest a shift to cooler temperatures returning late in the month.