A heat advisory is in effect for much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties this week, with forecasters warning that widespread temperatures between 90 and 100 degrees could pose serious health risks — particularly for vulnerable residents.
The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles/Oxnard office issued the advisory Tuesday, set to take effect at 10 a.m. Thursday and remain in place through 8 p.m. Friday. Forecasters warned that well above normal temperatures could continue well into next week, and that additional heat advisories or extreme heat warnings may be needed.
The advisory covers a broad swath of the region, including the Malibu Coast, Los Angeles County Beaches, the Palos Verdes Hills, the Los Angeles inland coast including downtown Los Angeles, the western and eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Calabasas and Agoura Hills, the western and eastern San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, the Santa Susana Mountains and the Ventura County coasts and inland valleys…