“We’re seeing temperatures that are about 5 to 10 degrees above normal,” Sweet said Wednesday. The cooling trend should bring some relief to Southern California’s warmest inland valleys - including the western San Fernando Valley and the Antelope Valley - where highs were expected to peak at about 105 or 106 Wednesday. “We’re expecting a cooling trend into the weekend,” Sweet said. While late summer rainfall is rare in Southern California, Boldt said forecasters believe area riverbeds and dry ground will be able to absorb much of the precipitation, though flash floods could become a concern depending on the speed of the rainfall.Įarly effects from the storm could be felt as early as Thursday, when temperatures should begin to slightly dip as humidity increases, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “Now’s the time to start preparing for all these different potential impacts, especially the heavy rainfall,” Boldt said. Projections show a small chance of tropical storm-force winds - sustained at around 35 mph, with gusts much higher - reaching coastal Los Angeles County and just offshore this weekend. “We could still continue to see heavy thunderstorm activity,” he said. Marked by record-setting heat waves, major wildfires, and melting sea ice, July saw global average temperatures soar 2.02 degrees above average. California July was the planet’s hottest month on record - so far
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