Extreme heat wave slams Southern California. How bad will it get?
LA TimesA broiling heat wave is headed to Southern California this week, bringing what is expected to be the hottest temperatures of the summer to a region that has already endured stifling weather. “We’ve had three or four days of hot weather before but this one is hotter and longer than most of the other heat waves we’ve had.” Temperatures could reach between 110 and 115 degrees in the San Fernando Valley while downtown Los Angeles is forecast to see temperatures in the mid to high 90s. The weather service issued an excessive heat warning from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 8 p.m. Friday for most of Los Angeles County, cautioning the public of peak temperatures reaching 95 to 110 degrees. “This is because there’s still going to be a marine layer present and we’ll still have a sea breeze in the afternoon whereas if we were in a Santa Ana event there would be no sea breeze.” Temperatures are expected to go down by about 3 to 6 degrees by Saturday but remain above normal through the rest of the weekend, to around 105 degrees in the valleys and the low to mid-90s for downtown L.A. By Sunday and Monday, it’s expected to cool down another 2 to 4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.