A high surf advisory remains in effect throughout the day, but health officials advise swimmers of elevated bacteria from storm runoff.
Quality Management District has issued a no-burn alert, banning wood burning fires through the weekend.
Breakers of between 5 and 7 feet are expected at west-facing beaches, with maximum sets of 10 feet at some locations.
Indoor fireplace use and outdoor wood burning will be prohibited due to pollution concerns.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is ordering residents not to light fireplaces or burn wood outdoors.
Night time temperatures may drop to freezing in some parts of the region.
A humpback whale is badly entangled with netting and a buoy wrapped around its head.
Peak activity will occur tonight, but the shower stays active until Nov. 30.
Clear night skies are expected to greet stargazers, who could see as many as 20 shooting stars an hour.
A two mile stretch of the coastline has been closed to surfers and swimmers due to the sighting of a large shark.
Rescue workers are chasing down a tangled fin whale spotted off the coast of Dana Point and heading south.
A heat advisory has been extended to include the Orange County coastline.
The 'blood moon' is rather amazing.
Parts of the region will swelter in triple digit temperatures.
Abnormally high temperatures will continue today, but there is a chance of rain for Orange County.
A spectacular lunar episode is on tap this month. NASA officials say miss this one and you won't get another shot until 2033.
The predicted tsunami lapped ashore with minimal impact.
A 4.5 magnitude quake shook the Big Bear area this morning.
The morning's storm brought more rain than anticipated, triggering accidents and road closures.
Orange County will finally get some relief from the heat wave, but the Tuesday morning commute may be a wet one.
Thousands will turn out on September 19 to tidy up 1,200 miles of coastline
A heat advisory has been issued throughout the region.
A blistering heat wave is expected to last with temperatures 10-15 degrees above normal.
A New Zealand is causing a southwest swell that will bring particularly big waves to south facing beaches this Labor Day weekend.
The drought cost $2.2 billion and 17,000 jobs last year, and the state needs smarter policies to face coming water shortages, experts say.
The moon will look a little bigger in the sky Saturday.
Inland Orange County will pass 100 degrees today, but temperatures are expected to drop below normal soon.
A nursery for great whites, coastal waters are warming, and young great whites have been sticking around longer than usual.
Isolated showers may usher in another heat wave starting today.
Swimmers will have to stay out of the water in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach after a shark became aggressive with a surfer.
A rarely-seen oarfish, the world's largest bony fish, washed ashore in Catalina this week.
This year's El Niño could be the strongest ever recorded.
Temperatures are expected to begin creeping down today, following a weekend of record-setting temperatures.
With temperatures climbing past 100 in many communities, authorities are advising precautions and conservation to avoid power outages.
The UV Index is expected to climb so high Friday, a fair-skinned person can burn in four minutes.
Because of the new moon this week, the 'shooting stars' will be more spectacular, an astronomy expert said.
A heat wave headed in from Texas is expected to spike temperatures by more than 10 degrees over the next several days.
Temperatures across California will be blazing hot in the days ahead. We have your heat wave safety checklist to keep your loved ones safe.
The UV index is expected to spike so high Saturday that a fair-skinned person could burn in four minutes.
The July-August shower should be the brightest of the year.