This weekend, there are even some drizzling temperatures for Southern Californians, but summer lovers can rejoice in a quick warm-up.
Strong onshore flows and ongoing ocean strata will bring more May gray conditions to the South, with temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees lower this weekend, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist at the Oxnard National Weather Service.
Saturday and Sunday may have some overnight and morning drizzles. Temperatures in the 1960s in most areas of Los Angeles County are expected to continue in the 1960s on Saturday and will heat up slightly in the 1970s on Sunday, according to the Weather Bureau.
“There may be more sunshine on Sunday,” Wolfder said. “It will heat up a lot next week, especially as we go into Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These will be the hottest days and we are looking for temperatures in the valley that may be closer to 100 degrees again.”
Mercury may rise to sufficient records in some areas.
By Wednesday, temperatures in coastal areas will reach the mid-70s. The inland will become warmer, and downtown Los Angeles is expected to see temperatures up to 87 degrees. According to the Weather Bureau, Woodland Hills is expected to reach 96 degrees by Thursday.
“The temperature will certainly exceed normal levels,” Wolfder said.
The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office issued fire weather surveillance to the Sacramento Valley and the adjacent lower hills, warnings ranging from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday and 8 p.m. Monday, with a maximum speed of 35 mph and low humidity. While experts say the fire risk is not extreme, the grass has begun to heal in certain areas, increasing the risk of fires with destructive wind directions.
Unlike the brief warm-up last weekend, the heat wave is expected to last more. It could also herald a hot summer in most of the western regions, including California, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA.
Swain wrote on his website that the model suggests that the July-September temperature may eventually become the hottest in the past 20 years is high.
“End of the day, May months may be much higher than average, and averages may also be drier than average in most of California,” Swin wrote.
