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Todays weather in Los Angeles - Saturday - 16 May 2026
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A High Surf Advisory is active Friday through Monday with waves up to 15 feet, dangerous rip currents, and elevated fire danger across LA County. Get the full weekend breakdown — beach timing, marine layer, and what to wear.
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Los Angeles, stay out of the water this weekend. A High Surf Advisory is active starting Friday at three in the afternoon and it runs all the way through Monday morning at nine.
The surf advisory isn't arriving alone. Strong, gusty winds are rolling into Southern California this weekend, with the strongest gusts expected from Friday evening through at least Monday.
For Friday itself, downtown LA is looking at a high near seventy-four degrees. Morning starts with patchy fog and low clouds from the marine layer, but inland areas clear out quickly to mostly sunny by mid-morning.
Saturday is where the forecast gets a little stubborn. The marine layer is forecast to come back thicker and linger along the coast potentially all day.
So here's the practical picture. Skip the beach Friday afternoon through Monday.
The wind and fire risk is the thing to keep watching as we move into the weekend. Gust speeds and exact timing aren't fully nailed down yet, so stay close to local alerts.
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