A rare, long-lasting heat wave is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures across much of Southern California next week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Extreme Heat Watch for large parts of the region.
The watch covers many coastal and valley communities in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and is scheduled to be in effect from 10 a.m. Monday through 8 p.m. Friday, March 16-20, according to the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles.
Forecasters described the upcoming event as an “extremely rare long duration heat wave” and warned that the watch area could expand to additional inland communities as the forecast becomes more certain.
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