Temperatures remained in the 100s in the Antelope Valley Friday but dropped by several degrees in much of Los Angeles County as the region’s heat wave entered its 10th day.
Excessive heat advisories will be in effect until 9 p.m. Sunday in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Antelope Valley.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a heat alert that will be in effect through Monday in the Antelope Valley. It will be in effect on Sunday and Monday in Pomona, the eastern San Gabriel Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley.
Public health officials advised people in the affected areas to take precautions against the heat, particularly older adults and caretakers of infants and children.
Health officials also warned that air quality will be unhealthy for people with respiratory conditions in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains and Santa Clarita Valley on Saturday.
A record high of 101 degrees was reached in Sandberg Friday, beating the old record for the date set in 1961. Lancaster and Palmdale both recorded highs of 109 degrees — 1 degree shy of records for both cities.
No red flag warnings signifying a risk of wildfire were in effect Friday, as was the case Thursday in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Antelope Valley.
The temperature in downtown Los Angeles is expected to top out at 81 on Saturday, while it’ll reach 77 in Long Beach, 71 in Newport Beach, 86 in Yorba Linda, 88 in Pasadena and up to 97 in Woodland Hills, where triple-digit heat is forecast for Sunday. Lancaster will have temperatures of around 109 on Saturday, with Palmdale forecast to reach 107.
Forecasters said that despite a drop in temperatures in some communities, the risk of heat-related illnesses remain. They again stressed that children, seniors or pets must never be left in a car parked in hot weather, even with windows cracked open.
—City News Service