{"id":219057,"date":"2026-03-14T02:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219057\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T02:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:55:15","slug":"record-heat-felt-in-los-angeles-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219057\/","title":{"rendered":"Record heat felt in Los Angeles Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Los Angeles was hit with record heat Friday ahead of a major heat wave forecast for the region next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Downtown L.A. reached a record 92 degrees today, breaking an existing record of 90 degrees set in 2015. Los Angeles International Airport reached 88 degrees, breaking a previous record of 86 degrees set in 1994. Temperatures at UCLA peaked at 89 degrees, breaking a record of 87 degrees set in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/extremely-rare-heat-wave-hit-221659646.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Extremely rare\u2019 heat wave to hit Southern California next week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u2018Extremely rare\u2019 heat wave to hit Southern California next week&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Extremely rare\u2019 heat wave to hit Southern California next week <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More temperature records could be broken next week. Daily highs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/extremely-rare-heat-wave-hit-221659646.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:could reach 100 degrees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;could reach 100 degrees&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">could reach 100 degrees <\/a>between March 17 and 19 as a rare, long-lasting heat wave is expected to hit the area.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/WeatherStory3.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"A map shows the effects of a heat wave\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a50ee8bcdc245196841568df58a14d9e.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A map shows temperatures Friday and possible temperatures next week. (National Weather Service \u2013 Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch ahead of next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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