Weather
High Pressure System Heats Up Westwood-Century City
Record temperatures were set in the Valley Monday and while coastal communities such as West LA stayed slightly warmer than usual.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Temperatures are expected to drop marginally after climbing into the 90s Monday in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, with a record for the date tied at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport.
Highs for the day included 94 in Woodland Hills, 93 at Bob Hope Airport, Chatsworth, Northridge and Van Nuys and 91 in Saugus. The 93 at Bob Hope Airport tied the record for this date set in 2013. Elsewhere, temperatures were in the 60s, 70s and 80s Monday.
For the rest of the week, highs are expected to hover in the mid to high 80s throughout much of the Los Angeles Region except for coast areas such as Pacific Palisades and Venice which are expected to stay in the mid to low 70s.
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The above-normal heat is the result of a strong ridge of upper-level high pressure that has been parked over the region for several days, pushing down the air and, in this way, causing it to warm up.
In spite of the heat and some wind, no wildfire warnings have been issued.
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The consensus is that, after heavy rains earlier this year, what is usually dry vegetation constituting highly combustible fire fuel is now suffused with enough moisture to stave off high risks of wildfire, according to NWS meteorologists.
City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report. Photo: Shutterstock
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