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Extreme Heat Warning Issued for Portions of California
An Extreme Heat Warning has been issued for parts of California, bringing dangerously hot conditions with temperatures reaching up to 95 degrees.
The National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued the Extreme Heat Warning on October 7 at 9:41 AM PDT. The warning remains in effect until 8:00 PM PDT on October 8.
Affected areas include the Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, and the Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range.
During this extreme heat event, the NWS notes that heat-related illnesses increase significantly.
Why it is dangerous and what to do
⚠️ Safety
• Drink plenty of fluids
• Stay in an air-conditioned room
• Stay out of the sun
• Check up on relatives and neighbors
📊 The numbers, from wweather1 data
Santa Barbara: now +28°, Clear.
That is 5° above the October climate norm.
The record for this date is +34° (1996).
Three-day forecast: 7 October: +30°/+18° · 8 October: +26°/+19° · 9 October: +28°/+17°
The figures are computed automatically from the Open-Meteo/ERA5 archive — no eyeball estimates. 🌍 Weather in nearby cities
Los Angeles
now
☀️
+32°
Tijuana
now
☀️
+30°
Phoenix
now
☀️
+38°
San Diego
now
☀️
+31°
Mexicali
now
☀️
+40°
Las Vegas
now
☀️
+36°
📰 Data source: NWS. Forecast and analysis — wweather1, based on Open-Meteo / met.no data.