Heat Wave Scorches Agoura Hills, Temps To Near Triple Digits

AGOURA HILLS, CA — The region will be bedeviled by one more day of torrid heat Thursday, with Agoura Hills forecast to reach 97 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will cool down at night, with an expected high of 88 Friday and highs in the high 70s and lower 80s this weekend.

A heat advisory will be in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday in the Los Angeles coastal zone — including beach cities, metropolitan Los Angeles, Downtown L.A., and the Hollywood Hills; Beverly Hills; Long Beach; the Santa Mountains Recreational Area; the San Gabriel, San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys; Pomona. The advisory will be in effect in inland Orange County until 9 p.m. Friday.
Temperatures of between 85 and 90 degrees are expected near the coast and between 90 and 100 inland, with the valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura counties expected to be the hottest areas.
Forecasters urged residents to protect themselves.

"Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside," urged a National Weather Service statement. "When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency."

Los Angeles County opened eight cooling centers around the area Wednesday to give residents who need it a place to escape the heat wave.

The centers will be open from noon to 6 p.m. and "operate in compliance with physical distancing and other safety criteria" due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The county cooling centers are located at in East Los Angeles, Azusa, Florence-Firestone, Sylmar, South Whittier, Altadena, Sun Village, and Burbank. A list of cooling center locations is available at ready.lacounty.gov/heat, or by calling 211.

Here is the National Weather Service's detailed forecast for Agoura Hills:

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming a south southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

— City News Service contributed to this report.