80-Degree Heat Coming To Marina Del Rey

MARINA DEL REY, 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 69 degrees on Tuesday in Marina del Rey, and by Friday the high is expected to reach 82 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."

The heatwave is not expected to set temperature records.

Along with gusty winds, the heatwave is expected to cause an elevated fire risk.

"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 69. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Monday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59.