High Winds Continue, Warmer Weather Coming To Baldwin Park Area

BALDWIN PARK, CA — High winds again blew across Baldwin Park and the San Gabriel Valley on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service attributed the gusty winds to weak frontal systems passing to the north of the region and said they'd last much of the week.

A wind advisory denoting winds or gusts of at least 35 miles per hour will be in effect until 6 p.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area and the San Fernando Valley, with both being swept by winds of between 20 and 30 miles per hour, gusting at 45 mph.

A wind advisory will be in force until 3 a.m. Wednesday in the Antelope Valley and on Santa Catalina Island, until 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Santa Clarita Valley, and until 9 a.m. Thursday in the L.A. County portion of the San Gabriel Mountains.

In the Antelope Valley and the San Gabriels, winds are blowing at between 20 and 35 miles per hour, gusting at up to 50 mph, according to an NWS statement. In the Santa Clarita Valley and on Santa Catalina, winds of between 20 and 30 mph were recorded, along with 40-mph gusts.

Strong winds were also blowing where no advisory was in effect, including beach cities, metropolitan L.A., Downtown Los Angeles and the Hollywood Hills. The wind in those areas was blowing at between 15-25 mph with gusts of up to 40 mph.

The NWS forecast Sunny skies in Orange County, along with highs of 67 in Laguna Beach and San Clemente; 68 in Aliso Viejo and Newport Beach; 69 in Laguna Niguel; 71 in San Juan Capistrano; 72 in Mission Viejo; 73 in Rancho Santa Margarita; 74 in Lake Forest; 75 in Fountain Valley and Irvine; 77 in Los Alamitos; 78 in Yorba Linda and Anaheim; and 79 in Fullerton.

Temperatures will rise by several degrees beginning Wednesday.

For Los Angeles County, the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Tuesday and highs of 60 degrees Fahrenheit on Mount Wilson; 69 in Lancaster; 70 in Palmdale and at LAX; 71 in Avalon; 75 in Saugus, Long Beach and Downtown L.A.; 76 in Pasadena and Burbank; 77 in Claremont; 78 in San Gabriel; 79 in Diamond Bar, Glendora and Woodland Hills; 82 in Baldwin Park; and 83 in Arcadia.

Downtown L.A. will be five degrees higher than Tuesday and the San Fernando Valley, 9 degrees higher.