Schools are back in session, tourist crowds are easing and the beach is beckoning locals.
Labor Day marks the “unofficial” end of summer, a chance to enjoy the last bit of warm weather before the days start to cool and the season turns.
Conditions will be mildly warm and pleasant through the weekend at the shore, with each day gradually warming, said National Weather Service meteorologist Chandler Price.
“If you’re going to pick any day of the weekend to escape to the beach, I think Monday would be the day,” he said, calling it a “mild heatwave” leading up to Labor Day.
Inland temps will be in the low to mid 80s to kick off the weekend, increasing to high 80s by and into the 90s by Sunday and Monday. Beaches will stay between the mid-to-high 70s each day, Price said.
“It’s going to be a mild heatwave, but we’re not looking at any significant weather,” Price said, noting beachgoers should still remember to drink plenty of water and wear sunscreen.
The days will start with patchy coastal clouds, but those should burn off mid-morning, he said.
The weekend will also feel a bit muggy from monsoonal moisture coming in from the desert region and Baja, California. There’s no significant storms expected, but a 10% chance of rain in the mountain region, Price said.
“It’s a moisture that has nowhere to go, the only impact is going to be muggier, less comfortable conditions,” he said.
Mountain regions will also have mild and pleasant weather, with Big Bear seeing temps in the mid-to-upper 70s through the holiday.
Surf will be mild as well, with small waves expected to start the weekend and a slight bump to the 2- to 4-feet range on Saturday through Monday, but nothing drastic, Price said.
Los Angeles area meteorologist Bryan Lewis called the weekend’s weather “pretty average.”
In the South Bay, Hermosa Beach for example will reach the low to mid 70s, while in the valley it will be a bit warmer into the high 80s.
“It looks pretty benign, it’s a…
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