L.A. County temperatures will reach triple-digit territory Wednesday in some valley areas Wednesday on what is expected to be the hottest day of the week.
The National Weather Service forecast sunny skies everywhere in L.A. County Wednesday and highs of 76 degrees at LAX and in Avalon; 84 on Mount Wilson; 86 in Long Beach and downtown L.A.; 90 in San Gabriel; 92 in Burbank; 94 in Pasadena; 99 in Saugus; and 101 in Woodland Hills, Palmdale and Lancaster. Temperatures will fall slightly Thursday in most communities but revert to triple digits in the Antelope Valley Saturday and Sunday while remaining in the high 90s in other valley areas.
Sunny skies were also forecast in Orange County Wednesday, along with highs of 73 in San Clemente; 74 in Newport Beach; 75 in Laguna Beach; 82 on Santiago Peak; 88 in Irvine, Fullerton and on Ortega Highway at 2,600 feet; 89 in Anaheim; 90 in Mission Viejo and Yorba Linda; and 92 in Fremont Canyon and Trabuco Canyon. Temperatures will stay about the same or fall slightly over the next several days.