LOS ANGELES—Summer’s over, but Mother Nature will turn up the heat in parts of the Southland Tuesday, with “dangerously hot temperatures” possible in some areas, along with increased risk of wildfires.
Forecasters said temperatures will increase Tuesday and again Wednesday, leading to the potentially dangerous weather conditions over that span before a cool-down begins Thursday.
Record high temperatures have already been reported in Lancaster, Palmdale, and Sandberg. It was 100 in Lancaster on Monday, tying the record for the day set in 2001. Temperatures reached 100 at Palmdale Airport, breaking the record for the day of 99 set in 1980. It was 91 in Sandberg, tying the record for the day set in 1980….