This SoCal heat wave could be hottest of the year: 5 things to know

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Set us as preferred This week could bring Southern California its most sweltering temperatures of the year — a heat wave made all the more miserable, and dangerous, by oppressive muggy conditions and little nighttime relief.“This looks to be the hottest stretch so far this year,” said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office.

And it’ll be quite a stretch.The mercury could hit triple digits across much of the Southland Tuesday through Monday.

Over the next week, temperatures could hit 109 in Paso Robles, 108 in Lancaster, 106 in Canoga Park, 102 in Santa Clarita, 99 in Covina, 92 in downtown Los Angeles and 87 in Long Beach.Temperatures could also exceed 100 degrees in the Inland Empire and some parts of San Diego County’s interior valleys and surpass 110 degrees in the deserts, said Sebastian Westerink, meteorologist with the weather service’s San Diego office.

California Temperatures are expected to near or exceed triple digits across the Inland Empire, raising the risk of critical fire weather and heat-related illness.Here are five things you need to know about this potentially dangerous weather:A heat advisory, signifying oppressive heat is imminent or occurring, will be in place across Southern California, including much of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.(Some beaches were excluded.)The National Weather Service’s heat advisory was slated to begin 10 a.m.

Wednesday and last through 8 p.m.Monday.The expected duration of the heat wave — at least several days, if not longer — “can really be concerning,” said Robbie Munroe, meteorologist with the weather service’s Oxnard office.

Exacerbating the misery will be the lack of cooling temperatures overnight.The L.A.

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