Triple-Digit Heat Wave Scorches Northridge-Chatsworth

NORTHRIDGE-CHATSWORTH, CA — The region will be bedeviled by one more day of torrid heat Thursday, with Northridge and Chatsworth forecast to reach 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

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 Northridge:

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light east southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

And for Chatsworth:

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming southeast. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

— City News Service contributed to this report.