INLAND EMPIRE METRO: Mostly cloudy nights and mornings but some afternoon sunshine. Highs to 79 following early morning lows in the mid 50s. Mostly sunny Monday.

MOUNTAINS: Wind Advisory through Sunday. Otherwise, mostly sunny through Monday. Resort-level highs from the upper 50s into the 70s.

DESERTS: Mostly clear and quite windy. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoons and evenings. Highs in the 80s and 90s. A little cooler Monday.

BEACHES: Cloudy but becoming mostly sunny Monday. Patchy morning drizzle. Highs to 68. Surf 2-5 feet. Water 62-68.

SUMMARY: A breezy weekend will be followed by a quiet weather week.

KEY POINTS
-Gusty winds in the mountains and deserts through Sunday.
-Elevated surf at the beaches this weekend.
-Cooler temperatures for coastal regions and inland valleys through the weekend, with gradual warming early next week.

The mountains and deserts of the Inland Empire are under a wind advisory through Sunday. Southwest to west winds will gust to 40 to 50 mph with isolated gusts to 65 mph. The coast and valleys will warm on Monday with the greater warming for inland areas for Tuesday through Thursday.

Riverside is going through its 6th warmest May, according to records kept by the National Weather Service the past 27 years.