On Wednesday at 12:38 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a heat advisory in effect until 5 p.m. The advisory is for Santa Clarita Valley, Southern Salinas Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range,

Southern California residents had made it through the worst of this week's heat wave with slightly lower temperatures on tap for Thursday and Friday.

High temperatures will bring an extended period of hot weather to Southern California, prompting weather officials to issue a heat advisory.