Temperatures are expected to warm up this week for the Los Angeles Basin as the Santa Ana winds head to the region, according to the National Weather Service.

For a second straight year, San Diego County is likely to be drier and cooler than normal this winter, partly due to the climate phenomenon known as La Niña, which often helps steer storms away from Southern California, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A high-pressure ridge and a locked jet-stream pattern will keep much of the state warm and dry into early November.

Traffic delays could be significant Saturday with the U.S. military planning to fire live artillery rounds over Interstate 5 in Southern California. The freeway will be shut down temporarily Saturday afternoon.

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have already seen more than an inch of rain by early Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Away from SoCal's famous coast is this charming town, where you can find a wide variety of apple pies and other eats, along with gold rush history and nature.

There was one spot that recorded a daily rainfall record in San Diego County. Ramona saw 0.36" at the Ramona Airport, making it the wettest October 14th on record for them. Plenty of additional spots in Southern California also saw new rainfall records for the day, including Riverside, breaking a record from back in 1907.

As a Southern California local, I think there are several tourist attractions worth visiting. However, others aren't quite worth the trip.

The three counties closest to the fires – Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange – saw rent decreases in just six of the 30 cities tracked. In the 20 cities in San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, rents fell in 14 of them.

A recently published study has identified a new cause for UTis in Southern California: contaminated meat from grocery stores.