The National Weather Service on Saturday issued an extreme heat watch in Southern California next week, warning that temperatures could top 100 degrees in the San Fernando Valley. “This is effectively a full-on summer heatwave in March.”AdvertisementDowntown Los Angeles could hit 101 on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The “dangerously hot conditions” are a particular issue for babies and young children, as well as elderly people, according to the National Weather Service. “We’re looking at an almost 150-year-old record potentially being dethroned here,” said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. But without significant rain in the forecast for the rest of the month, the hot weather is likely to accelerate fuels drying out, Lewis said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 15, 2026 04:24 UTC