Heat warnings remain in effect for the two counties until Saturday night, with a slight chance of thunderstorms.

A Next Weather Alert has been declared for much of Southern California because of a late-summer heat wave. It will go into effect on Wednesday and last through Saturday.

A red flag warning is in effect for the Los Angeles and Ventura County foothills through Saturday night. The high-pressure system driving this heat wave will not only persist over the region for a prolonged period, but is also expected to be “stronger ...

Another day of triple-digit temperatures will bake some parts of the Los Angeles area Friday as a late-summer heat wave stretches into the weekend.

Extreme heat is baking Southern California as the most dangerous heat wave of the summer pushes temperatures well intro triple digits for much of the region. The heat, along with extreme drought and gusty conditions,

Temperatures will hit the triple digits in parts of the Southland starting Wednesday, Aug. 20, with the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angleses in the San Fernando Valley hitting 109 F on Thursday, Aug. 21. – according to a National Weather Service forecast.

L.A. County is warning residents to prepare for a severe heatwave and take protective measures against heat-related illnesses.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.