LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Southland temperatures will spike today, reaching the 90s and threatening to reach record highs in some communities, amid high pressure aloft and Santa Ana winds, the National Weather Service said.
A wind advisory is scheduled to be in effect in the L.A. County portion of the Santa Gabriel Mountains, where gusts of up to 60 miles per hour are possible though the Interstate 5 corridor, but more wind advisories may have to be issued this morning, said NWS meteorologist Curt Kaplan.
In a 30-hour period ending late Sunday night, the NWS recorded wind gusts of 67 mph in the San Gabriel Mountains, 45 mph in the Antelope Valley, 38 mph in the San Fernando Valley, 37 mph in the Santa Monica Mountains and 36 mph in the Santa Clarita Valley.
A high of 90 degrees is expected today in downtown L.A., where the average for this time of the year is 72, according to the NWS. Kaplan said record highs are possible today in several communities, including Woodland Hills, Burbank and Long Beach.
The heat will continue Tuesday but diminish as today's Santa Ana winds die down, according to the NWS.
Sunny skies were forecast in L.A. County today along with highs of 69 in Avalon; 76 on Mount Wilson; 80 at LAX; 84 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 88 in Saugus; 90 in Downtown L.A.; 91 in Long Beach; 92 in Pasadena and San Gabriel; 93 in Burbank; and 94 in Woodland Hills. Temperatures will drop by up to eight degrees Tuesday, except in the Antelope Valley, where they'll go up by around four degrees.
The NWS forecast sunny skies in Orange County and highs of 75 in Newport Beach; 76 in San Clemente; 77 in Laguna Beach; 91 in Irvine; 92 in Anaheim and Mission Viejo; 93 in Yorba Linda; and 95 in Fullerton. Temperatures will be up to 10 degrees lower Tuesday and another few degrees lower Wednesday.