Record high shattered amid SoCal heat wave, many more expected to fall

In case you haven’t been outdoors, Southern California is in the midst of a three-day warmth wave Thursday that has already damaged one excessive temperature document.

That disagreeable occasion befell in Anaheim, which recorded a high of 96 degrees Wednesday. That was properly above its earlier document excessive for the day of 91 levels set in 2005.

Whereas Anaheim is the one metropolis to interrupt a document to this point, forecasters are fairly sure that extra highs are prime to fall earlier than the new climate involves an finish.

Temperatures are anticipated to run 15 to twenty levels above regular the following couple of days, with many inland areas topping the 100-degree mark.

A warmth advisory is in place till 6 p.m. Friday for all coastal plains and coastal valleys, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service.

The identical is true for elements of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.

The excessive temperatures have the potential to trigger heat-related diseases for these spending time outside. Officers remind everybody to take further precautions and keep hydrated.

Together with the sweltering warmth got here some gusty Santa Ana winds Thursday morning.

Gusts typically remained beneath 40 mph, besides on the Magic Mountain Truck Path the place speeds reached 60 mph.

Wind advisories for elements of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are set to run out at both 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., relying on the county.

Cooler temperatures are anticipated to return for the weekend, with a small likelihood of rain within the forecast on Monday.