COOL SPELL IS OVER, BIG TIME.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer Scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. summer heat returns today to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and region, with temperatures expected to break the 100-degree mark in some spots. The National Weather Service forecasts hotter than normal temperatures through next Friday Next Friday is the 2000 sequel to Friday , which depicts the neighborhood of South Los Angeles in a comedic sense. The hero, Craig Jones (Ice Cube), leaves home and moves in with his lottery winning and sex-crazed Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry) in Rancho Cucamonga. , ending a two-week streak of mild summer weather in the area. ``It was too good to last, anyway,'' said Jesse Guzman of Canoga Park as he waited for a bus Thursday evening in Woodland Hills. ``You come to expect this in the Valley.'' Thursday's high temperatures were plenty warm, hitting 99 degrees in Chatsworth, 101 in Woodland Hills, 93 in Burbank and 100 in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, . Stuart Seto, a weather specialist for the NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) , said highs in the Valley today are expected to range from the upper 90s to a blistering 105 degrees. Saturday through Thursday, temperatures will be only slightly cooler, with highs in the mid-90s to 102. ``It's kind of payback time,'' Seto said. ``It should be close to record temperatures in some areas.'' The NWS is forecasting temperatures to peak at 102 at its Santa Clarita monitoring station during the next week. Weather along coastal areas is expected to remain seasonal. ``Basically what we have is a high pressure over Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and a block of the sea breeze that comes in and cools things off,'' he said of the heat wave. ``It's not a Santa Ana because the winds aren't strong enough, but it's the same type of weather pattern.'' The hot temperatures will be accompanied by moderate to unhealthy air conditions. |
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