A lengthy, humidity-packed heat wave is continuing to swelter across Southern California \u2014 and will bring triple-digit temperatures to the Inland Empire and high surf to the coast.<\/p>\n
Temperatures were expected to peak on Thursday, July 23.<\/p>\n
Heat is no rarity for Southern California in July, one of the hottest times of the year, but the duration of this heat wave, the above-average humidity and the temperatures staying higher than usual at night set this spate of scorching temperatures apart from typical summer heat, meteorologists said.<\/p>\n
The Inland Empire will see the hottest temperatures, particularly Thursday through Saturday.<\/p>\n
And this heat wave is expected to linger, with temperatures remaining high for a good portion of next week, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not looking for any significant cooldown in the foreseeable future,\u201d Kittell said.<\/p>\n
Muggier-than-usual conditions \u201ccreate higher heat impacts\u201d \u2014 because the cooling from sweat is not present, said Kyle Wheeler, another meteorologist with the National Weather Service, making the heat feel more intense.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur temperatures aren\u2019t really running too far above normal; it really is more of our humidity is decently higher than it typically would be in Southern California, and that\u2019s sort of exacerbating these above-average temperatures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Alongside above-average highs, low temperatures are also remaining above average.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to be seeing the typical overnight relief we might expect from hot temperatures during the daytime,\u201d Wheeler said.<\/p>\n
Inland Empire<\/p>\n
Most of this region will see temperatures in the low to mid 100s, Wheeler said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTypical hotter spots\u201d including San Bernardino and Lake Elsinore could see temps exceeding 105.<\/p>\n
Overnight temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s, \u201cwhich once again just does not provide much relief,\u201d Wheeler said.<\/p>\n
Orange County\u00a0<\/p>\n
The highs along the coast will stay in the 80s, while inland areas can expect temperatures into the 90s.<\/p>\n
In coastal areas, nighttime temperatures typically drop to the 60s during this time of year, but will be closer to 70 throughout much of this week, Wheeler said.<\/p>\n
A \u201cfresh southerly swell\u201d is expected to move into the area Wednesday night, creating high surf from Thursday into the weekend, with waves cresting at six to eight feet, Wheeler said.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County\u00a0<\/p>\n
The San Fernando Valley will see temperatures in the high 90s, while coastal areas will be in the mid to high 80s.<\/p>\n
Surf conditions will see waves in the four-to-six-foot range, with a few sets seven to eight feet on south-facing beaches, Kittell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely swim near a lifeguard,\u201d Kittell said.<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s forecasted high temperatures:<\/p>\n
Fullerton: 92
\nLong Beach: 86
\nDowntown Los Angeles: 93
\nSan Fernando Valley: 99
\nMission Viejo: 91
\nSan Bernardino: 104
\nTorrance: 86
\nRedlands: 103
\nRiverside: 101
\nWhittier: 94<\/p>\n
Source: National Weather Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A lengthy, humidity-packed heat wave is continuing to swelter across Southern California \u2014 and will bring triple-digit temperatures…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,138,610,137,100,17805,611,612,5518,7611,200,136],"class_list":["post-407112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-inland-empire","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-news","tag-oc-beaches","tag-orange-county","tag-riverside-county","tag-san-bernardino-county","tag-san-fernando-valley","tag-south-bay","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}