HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
February 25, 2026 4:53 pm
Southern California Overview:
- Onshore flow through Thursday morning will allow for the return of patchy low clouds and fog at the coast tonight. Strong ridging in combination with weak offshore flow will create well above average temperatures for Thursday through Saturday. Friday will be the warmest day with record highs likely for several inland valley locations. On Saturday, winds turn back onshore and the ridge begins to weaken as a weak upper low approaches from the west. This will allow for increasing cloud cover and a return to near normal temperatures by early next week.
- Critical Fire weather conditions continue in the Southern Plains through the end of the day. Clipper system to bring Lake Effect snow to the Northeast, and showers and thunderstorms to the Southeast beginning on Thursday. Warm temperatures and dry conditions continue for much of the West, before precipitation returns in the Northern Plains and Rockies in the wake of a frontal system to end the week.