Cooling trend begins into the weekend

We're looking at cooler weather through the rest of the week with today's highs dropping five to 10 degrees. Forecasters say the cooling trend could continue into early next week.

Forecast highs for Monday afternoon remain red hot.

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Daytime temperatures for the coasts will be in the 70s close to the beaches, 80s for inland coast. Warmest parts of the valleys will reach the low 90s but across the Southland expect highs in the mid 80s.

Some notable forecasts:

• Culver City will see a high of 76 degrees.
• Burbank will see a high of 85 degrees.
• Wrightwood, where evacuation orders have been issued due to the Bridge fire, will see a high of 77 degrees.
• Highland, where the Line Fire is actively burning, will see a high of 90 degrees, down from yesterday's high of 101 degrees.
• Trabuco Canyon, where the Airport Fire is actively burning, will see a high of 81 degrees, down from yesterday's 96 degrees.
  

Forecasters say gusty winds of 30 mph up to 55 mph will affect the Interstate 5 corridor, Antelope Valley and Santa Barbara from 11 a.m. this morning to 11 a.m. Thursday. A Red Flag warning still applies for the San Gabriel mountains until noon today where gusty winds up to 25 mph are expected. Air quality officials say poor air quality will impact areas closest to the fires until this evening.

Here's how you can protect yourself from wildfire smoke.

Where to cool down

In L.A., Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, call 3-1-1 or call for a list of cooling centers. In the city of Los Angeles, you can also find a list of recreation centers, senior centers and libraries — all good choices for cooling off — online.

• Tip: Call the center in advance to make sure seating is available.
• Tip: If the center you want is at capacity, or non-operational, head to a local, air-conditioned library and cool off with a book about ice fishing in Antarctica.

You can get more details of cooling centers in Southern California:

• L.A. County
• City of L.A. (includes hydration centers)
• Orange County
• Riverside County
• San Bernardino County