Currently in Los Angeles — November 9, 2023: Another nice day

The weather, currently.

Another nice day across Los Angeles in store on Thursday, as the Santa Ana wind pattern that has been in place for a good chunk of the past month will once again lead to sunny skies and warm temperatures. Expect mid to upper 70s away from the coast.

Right now it looks like Saturday and Sunday will be the peak of the warm weather, with 80s for the warmest locations. Still keeping an eye on that pattern shift next week.

— Ade Adeniji

What you need to know, currently.

According to the latest US drought monitor, California is now entirely drought-free for the first time since early 2020 — thanks to a series of beneficial rains brought in part by Hurricane Hilary and a growing El Niño.

Almost every major lake and reservoir in the state is currently filled higher than normal — a rarity for California in this era of megadrought. Some areas of the Sierra Nevada mountain range are more than 20 inches ahead in 2023 alone. The state also made it through peak wildfire season with hardly any major threats, thanks mostly to the wet soil.

In fact, state officials have begun to release extra capacity from California reservoirs to hold heavy rains that might come with El Niño this winter. The first potential atmospheric river of the season could arrive as early as this weekend.

— Eric Holthaus

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