LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Temperatures were spiking across Southern California again this weekend, in a brief heat wave expected to subside by early next week.
A heat advisory is in effect until at least 8 p.m. Sunday in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and the Santa Monica Mountains, where temperatures will exceed 100 degrees in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
"Hot and dry conditions will bring elevated fire weather conditions to the interior this weekend," the NWS' Los Angeles office tweeted Saturday. "Northwest winds gusting 30-40 mph through tonight across the foothills/canyons of southern SBA county+I5 corridor will add to the fire danger."
Elevated fire weather conditions were in place through at least Saturday night for the mountains and interior valleys due to the hot, dry conditions and some gusty winds, including along the Grapevine.
Highs were expected to reach 102 degrees Saturday and Sunday in Lancaster and 101 in Santa Clarita. Van Nuys was expected to hit 97 and 99, respectively, with highs of 97 and 100 degrees forecast for Northridge.
Downtown Los Angeles was expected to reach 85 on Saturday, 89 on Sunday, and 87 on Monday.
Closer to the coast, Santa Monica was forecast to reach 75 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday, with Long Beach hitting 85 and 84, and Huntington Beach reaching 76 and 78.
Temperatures are expected to drop a few degrees by Tuesday and stay relatively cooler all week, with highs still reaching the mid-90s in the warmer valley areas.
Cooling centers are available across Los Angeles for those with no access to air conditioning. Angelenos can find a nearby cooling spot using the city's Cool Spots LA App at bit.ly/CoolSpotsLA.
Most centers are served by one or more LA Department of Transportation Dash and Metro bus lines. Details are available at https://emergency.lacity.gov.
Information on Los Angeles County cooling centers can be found at ready.lacounty.gov/cooling-centers-copy-copy/.
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