Weather
90-Degree Heat Coming To Culver City
Gusty winds and temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal are in store for Los Angeles this week.
CULVER CITY, CA — A little more than a week after a cold storm dumped snow in the local mountains and heavy rain across Los Angeles, a major heatwave is bringing temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal. A National Weather Service heat advisory will go into effect Wednesday with some parts of the region hitting triple-digit temperatures by Friday.
The weather service is forecasting a high of 74 degrees on Tuesday in Culver City, and by Friday the high is expected to reach 89 degrees.
"It's a pretty significant heat wave," David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service told the Los Angeles Times. "It's not very typical for the first week of April."
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The heatwave is not expected to set temperature records.
Along with gusty winds, the heatwave is expected to cause an elevated fire risk.
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"We have gusty winds, high surf, and hot temperatures all on the agenda for the weather this week," the weather service tweeted.
A cool down is expected to start on Saturday with temperatures returning to normal on Sunday when a high of 74 is expected.
Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 65.
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