Weather
90-Degree Heat Coming To Palos Verdes
Gusty winds and temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal are in store for Los Angeles this week.
PALOS VERDES, 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 68 degrees on Tuesday in Palos Verdes, and by Friday the high is expected to reach 84 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 68. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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