A hot Labor Day weekend is expected to usher in a week of high temperatures, forecasters said Saturday.
Saturday’s highs reached 87 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, 97 in Pasadena, 99 in Woodland Hills and 102 in Lancaster, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Sunday throughout the Southland, with excessive heat warnings in effect until 8 p.m. in the mountains and the Antelope Valley, and heat warnings in effect in the other valley areas as well.
Santa Clarita’s high on Sunday is expected to reach 105 degrees.
Highs will stay in the mid- to upper 80s in the greater Los Angeles area throughout the week, with the valleys staying in the 90s.
In Orange County, temperatures reached 92 in Anaheim on Saturday, 94 in Mission Viejo and 75 in Newport Beach, and are expected to exceed 90 degrees in some inland county areas next week.
There is a slight chance of thunderstorms over the mountains and Antelope Valley next week, with morning low clouds and fog along portions of the coast. But otherwise there is little relief in the forecast until next Saturday, when temperatures are expected to drop between 2-5 degrees, according to the NWS.