It will be slightly cooler Sunday, but temperatures will remain “well above” normal, according to the National Weather Service.
The forecast calls for temperatures up to 12 degrees cooler across most of the region Sunday.
But even with the cooling trend, temperatures will still be 6 to 12 degrees above normal across the coasts and 12 to 18 degrees over normal for the rest of the area, the NWS said.
“The one exception will be the Central Coast where local sea breezes will keep the beaches several degrees [below] normal,” forecasters said.
The cooler temperatures follow record-setting highs in some areas Saturday, including 100 degrees in Woodland Hills, topping a record 99 degrees set in 1988 and 95 degrees in downtown LA, tying a record 95 set in 1934.
Valley areas saw temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s Saturday, with highs at Los Angeles and Orange County beaches in the 80s.
One person suffered heat exhaustion Saturday while hiking in the Hollywood Hills and had to be hospitalized. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 11:11 a.m. to 3824 Mount Lee Drive conducted a hoist operation to extraction the man from the location, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
In Orange County, the Southern Section Division 3 track and field prelims at Yorba Linda High School were paused due to extreme heat as the mercury reached 97 degrees, according to Rich Gonzalez, editor of PrepCalTrack. The meet resumed at 5 p.m., Gonzalez wrote on social media.
In Long Beach, Southern California Edison reported that more than 5,300 customers lost power Saturday afternoon from an outage reported at 9:10 a.m. Power had been restored as of Sunday morning.
At Santa Anita Park, heat protocols were in place for the second consecutive day Saturday, including ice buckets and hoses throughout the grounds. “Additionally, riders will be legged up in the saddling barn, horses will go directly to the track and post parades will be shortened,” track officials said.
The Pasadena Fire Department urged residents to take precautions to prevent fires in dried vegetation in the aftermath of January’s deadly Eaton Fire. People were urged to trim vegetation around their homes, remove dry brush, dead trees and anything that can catch fire within 100 feet of the homes and 10 feet of roadways.