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Your SoCal weather report for Tuesday, Aug. 6: Last day of the heatwave brings triple digits for the valleys
Last day of the heatwave.
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Quick Facts
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- Today’s weather: Sizzling, sunny
- Beaches: 70s
- Mountains: 90s-100s
- Inland: 90s-100s
- Deserts: 100s
- Warnings and advisories: Excessive Heat
Happy Tuesday. If there's one thing to be grateful for today, it's that relief is in sight — today is the last day of the heatwave.
This heatwave won't leave without a bang though - we'll see high temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s for the valleys, up to 108 degrees in the Inland Empire and western San Fernando Valley.
Around the beaches daytime highs will be in the mid 70s, up to 84 degrees in Long Beach, 81 degrees in Newport beach.
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The high desert will reach up to 109 degrees today, up to 116 degrees in Coachella Valley.
Tonight's lows will drop to the low 70s for interior areas, around 60s for the coast and in the low 80s for the deserts. Cooling should begin tomorrow with a return of night and morning low clouds for coastal areas.
This day in history
On this day in 1996, The Ramones performed together for the last time, at the Palace in Hollywood.
Things to do
- U.S. Open of Surfing: You don’t need to book a flight to Tahiti to see world-class surfing this week. The best in the world head to the World Surfing League’s U.S. Open of Surfing in Surf City, U.S.A. — Huntington Beach — through August 11. Starting with the WSL Longboard Tour and continuing with the fourth stop on the WSL Challenger Series, it’s free to head down to the pier to watch and the week also features concerts, outdoor film screenings, and more.
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
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