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LA County Heatwave: From Record Low To Above Normal In A Day
A high pressure system is taking temperature sin Los Angeles County from record lows Thursday to 15 degree above average through Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, CA — An unusually cool week gave way to a mini-heatwave Friday with temperatures climbing by up to 15 degrees heading into the weekend. In fact, portions of Los Angeles County will go from record lows on Thursday to well above normal by Friday afternoon.
The warm weather stems from a high-pressure system, moving into the region. However, it won't last long.
Maximum temperatures "will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal through Saturday before a cooling trend begins Sunday,"according to the National Weather Service. The weather service also warned of heavy wind gusts and red flag conditions over the weekend, after recording 66 mph winds in Southern California's foothills Friday.
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The warming trend began Thursday along with wind conditions. Overnight Thursday, inland areas saw temperatures climb 10 to 20 degrees warmer than Wednesday. Along the coast, the trend was milder with temperatures increasing by about 5 degrees from the previous day.
It was 88 degrees in Chatsworth and Woodland Hills, 87 in Van Nuys, 86 in Northridge and 85 in Saugus on Thursday.
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"Expecting more of the same through Saturday as light offshore flow to the east continues and high pressure aloft strengthens," according to the NWS. "By (Friday) most valleys will warm up into the mid 80s to mid 90s and then Saturday a few degrees warmer still."
Los Angeles County mountains and the Santa Clarita area will also be hit with high winds Friday and strong gusts remaining likely into Saturday morning, forecasters said.
A record low temperature was set in Lancaster on Thursday. It was 37 degrees at Fox Field in the Antelope Valley city, tying the record low of 37 set in 2000 and 1983.
Humidity levels will also drop into the 8% to 15% range during the day.
"The combination of wind and humidity will likely lead to localized two to four hours of red flag conditions each day," according to the weather service.
Cooler conditions are anticipated for the first half of next week.
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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