LOS ANGELES—After experiencing a week of intense heat, the Southland is finally expected to cool down starting Wednesday. However, despite the cooler temperatures, the fire danger will remain high in certain areas due to ongoing dry conditions.
A red flag warning has been issued until noon Wednesday for the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope Valley foothills, and the 5 and 14 freeway corridors.
“Even with the cooling trend, dry air above 2,000 feet has settled in, leading to humidity levels between 5 and 15 percent over the mountains until early Wednesday,” as per the National Weather Service.
“With increasing onshore winds and gusts ranging from 25 to 45 mph in interior areas, Red Flag fire weather conditions are expected in the interior mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County until early Wednesday.”
Despite the fire danger, a significant cool-down is anticipated to begin on Wednesday and last for the next few days.
“Temperatures are expected to be 10 to 20 degrees below normal by early next week,” forecasters added.
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An excessive heat warning was in place until 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Palos Verdes Hills, the inland coast stretching to downtown Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Calabasas and the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, where triple-digit temperatures persisted.
However, with the onset of cooler weather, the warning has now expired. A similar warning expired at 8 p.m. Monday in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Malibu Coast, Los Angeles County beaches, the San Gabriel Mountains and the 5 and 14 Freeway corridors.
“By Thursday, high temperatures in the 70s and 80s will be common region-wide, except a little cooler at the beaches,” the NWS stated. “Only a slight rebound in temperatures comes on Friday as the upper trough moves farther away from the area.”
