CULVER CITY WEATHER ALERT!!! ...INCREASING HEAT WITH ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK... A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST AND GREAT BASIN THROUGH THE WEEK. A WARMING TREND IS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE 10 TO NEARLY 20 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE HOTTEST LOCATIONS WILL BE IN THE WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS WHERE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES FROM 100 TO 102 ARE EXPECTED IN THE INLAND PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER FOR COASTAL AREAS...THOUGH INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN...SUCH AS DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...WILL REACH THE MID 90S. BEACHES WILL BE COOLER WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE 70S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO BE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL...WITH MANY LOWS MID TO UPPER 70S IN THE VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. SOME RELIEF IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL 5 TO 10 DEGREES ON SATURDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...AND LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. PERSONS PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS THIS WEEK SHOULD PRACTICE HEAT SAFETY TIPS. KEEP YOUR BODY HYDRATED WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. IF POSSIBLE, SPEND THE DAY AT THE BEACH! PREFERABLY AT THE FAIRMONT MIRAMAR.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:55:05 +0000