Heatwave Bears Down On Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, CA — A mini heatwave was expected to arrive in Los Angeles and Southern California this week, but the warming trend wasn’t expected to break any records, weather officials said.

Starting Thursday, a high-pressure system was expected to usher in a warming trend with inland areas likely to experience scorching heat. The coastal areas will remain breezy and cooler, according to Accuweather.

The system will linger throughout the week, with temperatures reaching their highest on Sunday.

In Los Angeles, temperatures were expected to reach a high of 91 on Thursday, with temperatures hitting 98 degrees on Sunday in the San Fernando Valley. The current record for this week is 110 degrees, the National Weather Service reported.

Downtown is expected to reach 81 degrees Thursday and 87 degrees by Sunday. Coastal Los Angeles, however, is expected to stay cool, remaining in the low 70s all week in Pacific Palisades.

Although the weather system is not expected to shatter any records, residents of the Southland are urged to protect their pets.

The Kennel Club has advised that dogs should not be walked on pavement during extreme heat because it can burn their paws.

The best way to tell if a pavement is too hot for your dog to walk on is to place the back of your hand on the pavement for seven seconds. If it’s too painful for your hand, then it’s too painful for your dog’s paws, the Kennel Club said.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has reminded residents to never leave pets inside a locked vehicle, even for short periods of time, since the interior of a vehicle parked in the heat can quickly turn deadly.

High temperatures and severe heat conditions made national headlines June 21, after a 5-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Houston, according to a previous Patch report.

The child was the fifth child to die in a hot car in the U.S. this year.

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According to the report, the boy was left in the car by his mother while she prepared for his sister’s birthday party.