Low pressure off the West Coast is producing a drier southwest flow into Southern California, effectively cutting off the monsoon flow. Though we have seen a few storms fire up over extreme southern and eastern portions of California. Expect partly cloudy skies this evening, becoming clear with lows cooling to the 40s. Mostly clear skies should make for excellent viewing of the Perseids meteor shower, which peaks overnight! Mid and upper-level moisture streaming in from the southwest will bring variable high cloudiness on Thursday with highs in the lower 70s, below average for a change. The stronger onshore flow will also generate gusty west winds 15-25 mph at times, especially during the afternoon. Continued breezy conditions on Friday with highs in the mid-70s. Fair and a little warmer over the weekend as high pressure slowly builds back towards the west, pushing daytime highs into the mid and upper 70s. Temperatures will return to normal by the first of next week, with dry weather ahead for now, but there are signs we could see monsoon moisture trickle back into the picture late next week.

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