Summer-like temperatures continue Wednesday, with heat waves forecast to bring dangerously hot conditions to parts of the Inland Empire.
Tuesday’s Woodland Hills high of 113 degrees set an all-time October heat record, previously set on Oct. 1, 1980, at 110 degrees. Wednesday could surpass the record, with 114 predicted.
“The peak of the heat is today, it’s still warm for the next few days,” said KCALNews meteorologist Paul Deanno, with triple digits forecast for much of the Inland Empire on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to remain above 100 degrees in the region for another five days.
There were other record temperatures on Tuesday: at Palmdale Airport it was 104, breaking the record for the day of 100 set in 1980.
It was 103 in Lancaster, breaking the 2020 record for the day of 100. Sandberg’s high of 95 broke the heat record for the day, surpassing the 1980 record of 92.
Excessive heat warnings will be in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys, where temperatures could reach 109 degrees; in the western San Gabriel Mountains and the Interstate 5 and 14 highway corridors, with highs possibly reaching 104 degrees; and the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, which could reach 102 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
A red flag warning for critical fire danger conditions will be in effect for the western San Gabriel Mountains and highway corridors 5 and 14 Thursday until 8 p.m. due to expected heat, gusts from the northeast and low humidity.
An excessive heat warning is in effect in the Antelope Valley Foothills until 8 p.m. Wednesday, with temperatures as high as 45 degrees possible.
Excessive heat warnings go into effect Wednesday at 10 a.m. and last until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Calabasas.
A less severe heat advisory will be in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday in the San Gabriel Valley and eastern San Gabriel Mountains. A heat advisory will be in effect in coastal areas, including downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and inland Orange County, Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
