A long-lasting October heat wave threatens triple-digit valley temperatures and sticky, sleepless nights across Southern California
Southern California’s autumn is about to feel a lot more like August.
The National Weather Service issued an extreme heat watch early Wednesday for the Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area, warning of a prolonged stretch of dangerously high temperatures set to arrive at the end of the week. The alert, posted at 3:05 a.m., takes effect Friday at 10 a.m. and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m…