Strong winds will blow across the Southland Monday, and at least one San Fernando Valley community will sizzle in the mid-90s as the Southland’s s second heat wave of 2020 is about to get underway.
Gusty northwest-to-north winds of between 35 and 55 mph will blow Monday in Santa Barbara County and, in L.A. County, the Interstate 5 corridor in the San Gabriel Mountains, along coastal waters and the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys, according to the NWS. Gusts of more than 60 mph are possible, forecasters said.
The wind will create hazardous driving and boating conditions, could knock down trees and limbs and trigger power outages, according to the NWS.
Oppressive heat, meanwhile, is returning to Southern California amid high pressure aloft, and triple-digit temperature records are possible Thursday, said NWS meteorologist Kristen Stewart, adding that forecasters regard Tuesday through Thursday to be the timing of the new heat wave.
Kirsten said that the new heat wave is expected to be hotter than the last one, which ended last week.
The NWS forecast sunny skies in L.A. County Monday and highs of 77 in Avalon, Long Beach and on Mount Wilson; 78 at LAX; 84 in San Gabriel and Downtown L.A.; 85 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 87 in Pasadena; 88 in Saugus; 90 in Burbank; and 95 in Woodland Hills. A few more highs in the 90s are expected Tuesday, and Woodland Hills will hit 100 Wednesday and Thursday.
Sunny skies were also forecast in Orange County Monday along with highs of 69 on Santiago Peak; 72 in Laguna Beach and San Clemente; 73 in Newport Beach; 75 on Ortega Highway at 2,600 feet; 78 at Fremont Canyon; 81 at Trabuco Canyon; 83 in Fullerton, Irvine and Yorba Linda; and 84 in Anaheim. Highs will reach 90 in Anaheim Tuesday, and other communities will hit the 90s starting Wednesday.