{"id":223717,"date":"2026-03-17T13:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223717\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:41:08","slug":"record-smashing-temperatures-expected-through-friday-across-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/223717\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-smashing temperatures expected through Friday across Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temperatures from a weeklong heat wave gripping Southern California are nearing their peak Tuesday, with record-breaking highs expected to continue through Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is one of the strongest ridges we\u2019ve seen in this area since at least the 1950s in Southern California,\u201d KTLA\u2019s Kirk Hawkins said. \u201cWe\u2019re definitely looking at historic conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Record highs were set Monday<\/a> in Woodland Hills, 97 degrees, and Burbank, 92 degrees, and temperatures are expected to climb even higher across the region today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a high risk for heat illness this week, with conditions remaining warm overnight, adding to the heat risk,\u201d the National Weather Service said<\/a>. Residents are urged to limit strenuous outdoor activities between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., drink plenty of hydrating fluids and check on neighbors and loved ones.<\/p>\n

Afternoon highs will be 20 to 35 degrees above normal, prompting the weather service to issue heat advisories and extreme heat warnings<\/a> across Southern California as temperatures surge into the 100s in some areas through Friday.<\/p>\n

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A dangerous March heat wave impacts Southern California through Friday. (National Weather Service \u2013 Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, and every day for the rest of the week, we\u2019ll be breaking records depending on where we are,\u201d Kirk said.<\/p>\n

The record heat is arriving even as Southern California is still in its final days of winter, with spring not officially starting until Friday.<\/p>\n

Forecasters expect the ridge to break down Saturday, with noticeably cooler conditions arriving Sunday.<\/p>\n

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