It’s time to test those summer outfits, as nature may see three-digit temperatures rise in Southern California next week.
Cold spring and rain began in some places this week, with mercury rising rapidly over the weekend, bringing summer-like weather to Southern California.
On Sunday in Los Angeles County, temperatures will reach the coast and the 1970s. According to the National Weather Service, the rest of the week will rise to more baking temperatures after a slight cooling on Monday.
By Wednesday, it is expected to enter the valley in the coastal areas and in the 1980s. Some locations in the San Fernando Valley may break the 100-degree mark, possibly a daily calorie record, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the Oxnard National Weather Service.
“These temperatures are about 12 to 18 degrees higher than normal,” Schoenfeld said. “We do have temperature changes at different points, but it’s a little bit atypical.”
The sporadic showers that broke out on Thursday could be the last time the area has seen precipitation for some time. According to the Weather Bureau, the system brings less than a tenth of an inch to downtown Los Angeles, while a third of the California State University Northridge campus brings a third of an inch.
Without more predicted precipitation, parts of Southern California may be trapped in wet season. Since the beginning of the water year, downtown Los Angeles has started to rain 7.87 inches. The season average is 13.13 inches and the annual average is 14.25 inches.
“For the next 10 days or so, there is no specific chance of rain,” Schoenfeld said. “Then, we really don’t have the rainy season. With such a long story, this is no longer good for the chance of rain.”
Although winters are drier than normal in some parts of the state, California is still enjoying the luxurious snow. The state is expected to record the third year of sufficient water supply in the mountains, which has not yet happened A quarter century.
As of Friday, snow accumulation across the state accounted for 101% of the average. Northern Nevada accounts for 122% of the average, Central Sierra Leone averages at 97% and Southern Sierra Leone averages at 86%.
