California – A gray dawn hangs over East Los Angeles as wet pavement reflects pockets of streetlight and a cool 48-degree breeze settles into the basin. The air feels crisp, almost metallic, hinting at a shifting pattern as the region enters a stormier stretch right as Thanksgiving travel spikes across Southern California.
According to the National Weather Service, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms return this morning and continue through midday. Lightning risk remains low but not zero, and any brief downpours could slow travel on the 60, 101, and I-5 corridors. Drivers should leave extra time and watch for ponding, especially on shaded ramps and older road surfaces.
The atmosphere steadies later today, but clouds linger and create a Winter Tease overnight as temperatures slip into the upper 40s. Skies clear briefly Wednesday morning before another weak disturbance approaches from the Pacific. That system brings a renewed chance of showers Wednesday evening, with a 30 percent likelihood of measurable rainfall before midnight.
For now, colder air stays locked north, and no snow threat exists for the local mountains—though models hint at possible November cooling next week that could lower snow levels closer to Thanksgiving.
Thursday brings a small chance of light showers before 10 a.m., then brightens as highs reach the upper 50s. Drier weather Thursday night improves travel windows for families heading out of the basin. Friday stays mostly cloudy but quiet, with highs in the lower 60s.
This weekend trends sunny and seasonably mild, ideal for decorating, early gatherings, or last-minute Thanksgiving prep before the next November pattern shift moves in.
Five-Day Outlook for East Los Angeles, California
Today: Showers and isolated thunderstorms, high 59.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 46.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 60.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with shower chance, low 47.
Thursday: Slight chance of showers early, high 58.
