It’s been a cooler start to the week in Los Angeles County, but that won’t last long.
A major winter warm-up is coming later this week. Here’s what you can expect.
Monday, March 9
According to NBC Los Angeles meteorologist Belen De Leon, with a high of 72 degrees, temps are much cooler Monday than they were over the weekend.
It was so hot on Sunday, temps broke a record high with 89 degrees in Newport Beach, up from the 84-degree record set during this time in 2004.
Tuesday, March 10
Tuesday’s high will hover around 70 degrees. De Leon said cloudy conditions are expected throughout the morning due to a deep marine layer.
Wednesday, March 11
The gloom continues Wednesday morning, with even more widespread clouds. The high should be around 77 degrees.
Thursday, March 12
By Thursday, the cooler weather is no more.
De Leon said temps will rise to the 90s, with a high around 93 degrees in Downtown Los Angeles.
Thursday and Friday will be the hottest days of the week for the region; check out these LA County resources that could help you beat the heat.
Thursday won’t be the first day this season to hit 90 degrees in LA. According to De Leon, Feb. 27 was the first 90-degree day in Downtown LA — and the earliest 90-degree day in DTLA in the past five years.
Typically, 90-degree days start at the end of April or beginning of May. Sometimes, they don’t hit until June.
De Leon said the earliest 90-degree day DTLA has ever had on record was on Jan. 8, 1923.
Friday, March 13
Whew. The intense heat continues through Friday, when temps could reach 93 degrees. Check out the NWS HeatRisk map — it’s showing moderate and major heat risk for many parts of LA County.
Saturday, March 14
According to NBCLA’s First Alert Forecast, temps will drop a bit through the weekend. Saturday’s high will be around 86 degrees.
Sunday, March 15
The high on Sunday is 84 degrees; De Leon said that although weekend temps will cool down a bit, the highs will still be above normal for this time of year.
Also, there’s no rain in sight.
De Leon said LA can expect below-normal precipitation this week and next.
