HOT WEATHER ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK…
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING HOT
WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST
DAYS OF THE WEEK…WITH ONLY SLIGHT COOLING ON THURSDAY.
EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…
INLAND ORANGE COUNTY………93 TO 103.
COASTAL VALLEYS…………..90 TO 100.
INLAND VALLEYS……………100 TO 110.
MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET….90 TO 100.
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET….80 TO 90.
UPPER DESERTS…………….100 TO 110.
LOWER DESERTS…………….112 TO 117.
WHILE THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY HOT…IT WILL BE QUITE DRY AND THE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW. AS A RESULT…THE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW HEAT WARNING CRITERIA FOR OUR AREA.
HOWEVER…THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN
THE VALLEYS…FOOTHILLS AND DESERTS THIS WEEK. TOURISTS AND VISITORS
UNACCUSTOMED TO SUCH HOT WEATHER…AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN AND DESERT
HIKERS AND ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS THIS WEEK SHOULD TAKE THE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE…DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT
LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE
SUN. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES…EVEN
BRIEFLY.
THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH STARTS TO BREAK DOWN ON THURSDAY. WHILE
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING TO THE
COASTAL AND VALLEYS ZONES…THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL BE
LARGELY UNAFFECTED. THE HEAT WAVE BREAKS DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
DEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH BRINGS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER WEATHER…WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW AVERAGE BY SUNDAY.
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