HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
April 30, 2026 7:50 am
Southern California Overview:
- High temperatures today around average for the coast to the mountains and around 5 degrees above average for the deserts will warm to 5 to 10 degrees above average for inland areas on Friday and Saturday. A low pressure system moving inland into California will bring cooling for Sunday and Monday with Monday high temperatures around 10 degrees below average for inland areas to 10 to 15 degrees below average for the mountains. Not much change for Tuesday, then warming to around average on Wednesday. There is a chance for mostly light showers at times from the coast to the mountains for late Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon. Onshore flow will be stronger for Sunday through Tuesday with southwest to west winds for the mountains and deserts gusting to 30 to 40 mph.
- Thunderstorms continue across Texas, the Southern Plains, and Lower Mississippi Valley with a lingering flash flooding threat. Heavy snow expected in the central Rockies to end the work week. A frontal system will bring showers and thunderstorms through the Mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys Thursday and Friday.