SoCal 'Continues To Roast' With Scorching Highs Above 120 Degrees Still To Come

A heat advisory issued for much of Southern California expires Monday evening, but for most of the region, any mid-week relief is forecast to be short-lived, with scorching temperatures as high as 122 degrees predicted next weekend.

"Hotter than normal conditions will continue for the foreseeable future," according to a Sunday area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service's Los Angeles/Oxnard office.

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"Slight cooling is possible Monday through Thursday, with heat increasing again Friday and Saturday. The hot and humid conditions during the day and night will bring elevated risks of heat-related illness."

The advisory expires 8 p.m. Monday and is in effect for areas including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and the Inland Empire.

As of mid-day Sunday, some parts of Southern California had already cracked the 100-degree mark, with temperatures at 109 degrees in Blythe and 104 degrees in Palm Springs at 1 p.m., according to the weather service.

"Southern California, and for that matter most of the West, continues to roast under temperatures that are 5-10 degrees above normal and abnormally high humidities due to ocean temperatures that are also 4-8 degrees above normal," according to the forecast discussion.

While Los Angeles is expected to get a more temperate break mid-week, when highs are predicted to be in the 80s, scorching temperatures in the mid-90s are in the forecast for Saturday, according to the service.

For much of Southern California, highs could remain above 100 degrees through the week, including in the San Fernando Valley as well as the Riverside County valleys and the Inland Empire, the service reported.

In the Coachella Valley and the San Diego County deserts, the heat is expected to be particularly brutal, with highs consistently above 110 degrees throughout the week, according to the weather service.

As next weekend arrives, projected highs exceed 120 degrees in some places, with the hottest temperatures forecast in the San Diego County deserts on Saturday, when the high could reach 122 degrees, the weather service reported.

City News Service contributed to this story.