Southern Californians tired of the May gray are in for a sweltering surprise this weekend.
After days of cloudy skies and drizzle, a rapid rise in temperatures that could topple heat records in parts of Los Angeles County is set to hit the area by Friday.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures along the coast will be in the 70s and 80s Friday and in the 90s in the valleys. Saturday will be even hotter, possibly reaching 100 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and portions of the San Gabriel Valley, said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard…