Heat wave continues Monday, cooling expected Thursday

LOS ANGELES >>Temperatures will remain in the 100s in parts of the Southland today.

The National Weather Service forecast temperature highs today in the high 70s near the coast, the high 80s in metropolitan Los Angeles, the low 90s in inland Orange County, the high 90s in the San Gabriel Valley, and the mid 100s in the San Feando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.

Similar temperatures are expected Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a slow cooling trend starting Thursday in some communities, Friday in others.

The NWS forecast a mix of suy and partly cloudy skies in Los Angeles County today, and highs of 78 in Avalon; 79 at LAX; 83 in Long Beach; 87 in downtown L.A.; 98 in Burbank, San Gabriel and on Mount Wilson; 102 in Pasadena; and 106 in Woodland Hills, Saugus, Palmdale and Lancaster.

Partly cloudy skies were forecast for Orange County, along with highs of 75 in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach; 77 in San Clemente; 87 in Irvine and Mission Viejo; 88 in Anaheim; and 90 in Yorba Linda and Fullerton.

There is a heat advisory in effect for most of the Inland Empire, according to the National Weather Service, which will stay in effect until Wednesday night.

Temperatures are expected to reach above the 100 mark in several cities including Redlands, San Beardino and Hesperia. The weste and mountain areas of the county will see milder temperatures with Rancho Cucamonga, Montclair and Ontario forecast to be in the upper 90s. Big Bear City and Lake Arrowhead temperatures are expected to remain in the high 80s and low 90s, according to the NWS.

Areas of the San Beardino County could also see some thunderstorms Monday tapering off into Tuesday, the weather service website shows.

The highest chance for thunderstorms, 20 percent, will be in the mountain areas and near Redlands and Yucaipa, according to the NWS.

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