HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
April 18, 2026 4:37 pm
Southern California Overview:
- Dry and warm conditions through Monday. Locally breezy offshore flow today, turning onshore next week. A weak to moderate storm system will bring widespread rain Monday Night through Tuesday, focused over San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Impacts will generally be minor. Widespread gusty west to northwest winds to follow Wednesday through Friday.
- Thunderstorms are set to continue today from the Upper Ohio Valley, where severe storms are possible, to the Southern Plains. A drastic cool down across the central to eastern U.S. is expected in the coming days following a week of unseasonably warm temperatures. Dry and gusty post-frontal conditions will lead to a fire weather threat over portions of the central and southern High Plains this weekend and early next week.