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Torrance, CA Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Hawthorne, Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 38 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Wednesday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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Wednesday Night
Rain before 11pm, then rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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Thursday
Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 5pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
National Weather Service forecast updated 20 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now68°87%
- 6 PM67°87%
- 7 PM65°87%
- 8 PM64°87%
- 9 PM64°87%
- 10 PM63°87%
- 11 PM63°98%
- Thu12 AM61°98%
- 1 AM60°98%
- 2 AM60°98%
- 3 AM59°98%
- 4 AM59°98%
- 5 AM59°93%
- 6 AM58°93%
- 7 AM58°93%
- 8 AM60°93%
- 9 AM61°93%
- 10 AM63°93%
- 11 AM64°79%
- 12 PM65°79%
- 1 PM66°79%
- 2 PM66°79%
- 3 PM66°79%
- 4 PM66°79%
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain15%59°
- TodayOct 21Rain98%57°72°
- ThuOct 22Rain93%58°68°
- FriOct 23Sunny58°71°
- SatOct 24Sunny60°77°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny61°80°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny61°81°
- TueOct 27Mostly Sunny80°
- WedOct 28Cloudy63°88°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy65°83°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- WedGood (44)
- ThuGood (39)
South Coastal LA, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyLos Angeles Airport Area, records since 1944. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Los Angeles 26 km
- Long Beach 16 km
- Anaheim 39 km
- Santa Ana 45 km
- Irvine 51 km
- Huntington Beach 37 km
- Glendale 35 km
- Garden Grove 38 km
- Pomona 60 km
- Pasadena 39 km
- Orange 45 km
- Fullerton 39 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in LOX, issued 7 hrs ago
Synopsis
21/227 AM.
Widespread rain will develop later today and continue into Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms. A weak Santa Ana will develop in the storm's wake by the weekend for dry and warmer conditions.
Long Term (sat-tue)
21/227 AM.
Weak ridging and weak (1 to 3 mb) offshore flow from both the east and north will be in place for the entire xtnd period. The best upper level support will be on Saturday when there will be 30 to 40 mph gusts csts/vlys and as high as 50 mph in the mtns. The winds will be weaker starting Sunday.
High pressure and offshore flow should keep the skies clear.
There will be decent warming on Saturday (4 to 6 degrees) and then 1 or 2 degrees of extra warming Sun and Mon. Tuesday will cool some as the ridge and offshore flow weaken substantially. Cst/Vly temps will be a little above normal while the interior will be several degrees blo normal.
A quick look at the AI long range models shows dry conditions through the end of the month.
Aviation
21/1722Z.
At 1715Z, at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.
Low to moderate confidence in 18Z TAF package. Timing of rain could be off by +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance of MVFR CIGs with the rain.
There is a 10-20% chance of TSRA through the period with the chances spreading south and east this afternoon and evening.
KLAX...Low confidence in 18Z TAF. Timing of rain may be +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period. THere is a 20% chance of TSRA after 00Z. There is 30% chance of an easterly wind component of 7-10 knots after 22Z.
KBUR...Low confidence in 18Z TAF. Timing of rain may be +/- 2 hours of current forecasts. There is a 50% chance that CIGs remain at VFR levels through the period.
Marine
21/713 AM.
For the Outer Waters, high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 70-80% chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds around Point Conception with winds and seas remaining below SCA levels elsewhere. Late Thursday and continuing through Friday night, winds are expected to increase to SCA levels. For Saturday through Sunday, winds and seas will remain below SCA levels.
For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Thursday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. On Friday, there is a 50% chance of SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. On Saturday and Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels.
For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Through this evening, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level southeasterly winds across all the southern Inner Waters. For Thursday through Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels for most areas. The only exception will be the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds on Thursday and Friday.
Today through Thursday, showers and isolated thunderstorms will impact all of the coastal waters. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing gusty/erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts.
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