INLAND EMPIRE METRO: Sunny after late mornings with afternoon highs through Friday to 92. Partly cloudy at night with daybreak lows about 57.

MOUNTAINS: Mostly sunny and warm becoming breezy on Friday. Resort-level highs in the 80s cooling slightly on Friday.

DESERTS: Sunny and quite warm with increasing winds on Thursday. Highs from the 90s to 106. Not so hot on Friday.

BEACHES: Mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon with highs around 68. Otherwise, partly cloudy but overcast at night with patchy fog. Surf 2-6 feet with strong rip currents. Water 53-64.

SUMMARY: Southern Californians have a choice of weather over the coming days depending on location. But the variety is absent any chances of rain.

5-DAY OUTLOOK
• Periods of gusty west winds in the mountains and deserts Thursday through Saturday.
• Foggy conditions on higher coastal terrain nights and mornings.
• Hot in the deserts with minimum humidity in the teens, creating elevated fire weather conditions.

Some day to day temperature fluctuations will continue depending on the onshore flow and the strength of the marine layer that may reach the inland valleys.

Night and morning coastal low clouds and fog are a staple of May weather.

Forecasters foresee a warming trend early next week as high pressure over the Eastern Pacific expands across California.