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Excessive heat through the week

The Excessive Heat Warning continues now through Saturday at 8 p.m. for the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. We also remain under an Air Quality Alert through this evening as ozone levels and other pollutants continue to increase. Air quality readings this morning remain the “GOOD” or “MODERATE” range. The heatwave gripping the West Coast

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Excessive heat continues all week

The Excessive Heat Warning has been extended until Friday evening as highs remain near 115. There is also an Air Quality Alert thanks to increased Ozone levels along with other pollutants. There is also a Wildfire Smoke Advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District until noon as smoke from nearby wildfires contributes to

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Heatwave coming

High pressure across the Desert Southwest continues to elevate temperatures, although we will be at or slightly below seasonal averages today. That changes into the weekend, with warming coming to all of SoCal. Under that ridge of high pressure, we continue to see accumulation of ozone and other pollutants, so air quality this morning remains

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Seasonable but still hot

Highs remain near normal (108), but we still need to take the heat seriously. Excessive heat remains a threat to much of the Desert Southwest, with temps pushing well above normal for many areas immediately East of the Coachella Valley. After a day of very poor air quality, the AQI has improved across most of

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Typical summer heat into the weekend

High remain close to seasonal norms today and into the weekend, which puts us just below the 110 mark. Fireworks displays across the Southland last night delighted crowds, but contributed to very poor air quality this morning in areas of Southern California, including Eastern Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Air quality in the Coachella

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Breezy and not quite as hot

The heatwave is waning as temps slowly come back down toward seasonal norms (108). An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for areas surrounding the Valley. There is also an Air Quality Advisory for smoke and particulates following fireworks displays tonight. This advisory lasts through tomorrow. This evening there will be number of fireworks displays

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Dangerous heat for the weekend

Highs will climb to near-record levels over the weekend, prompting Excessive Heat Warnings around the entire region and Heat Advisories in the Inland Empire. Take precautions to keep yourself safe from heat related illnesses like heat stroke and heat exhaustion. The temperatures will be the hottest of the year thus far. Already today we are

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Excessive Heat on the way

After spending most of the year with below average temperatures, things change dramatically this weekend. An Excessive Heat Watch (which will become a warning) is in place for much of the Southland through early next week. Widespread high pressure will yield highs as much as ten degrees above normal through the entire weekend. Highs this

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A cracked lake bottom is seen in Colony

Number of heat-related illness and deaths rises as Coachella Valley sees more frequent heat waves and hotter days

Under the blistering sun, on a 117 degree day, it can feel like your skin is burning as you toil without shade. It’s why farmworkers in the East Coachella Valley wear long sleeves, drenched in sweat they can never seem to replenish fast enough. “It start in the lips, don’t speak good,” said Vidal Mendoza Fonseca, a farmworker who

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