Heat Advisory In Mission Viejo, Beach Weather Lingers On OC Coast

MISSION VIEJO, CA — It's beach weather in Orange County even though it is the middle of October. Residents of Mission Viejo should expect higher temperatures across Orange County through Friday, the National Weather Service says. Coastal temperatures will hit the mid-to high 80s to low 90s in some spots, according to the NWS.

A heat advisory is in effect starting Tuesday at 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. Friday along the L.A. County coast, in Malibu, Santa Monica and other beach cities, in metropolitan Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills, the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains, the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys, and inland Orange County.

"Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur," warned an NWS statement. "Those without air conditioning will be especially vulnerable during this extended heat wave. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air- conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors."

The NWS stressed that children, seniors and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances, even with windows open as car interiors can quickly turn lethally hot.

The NWS forecast sunny skies in Orange County Tuesday and highs of 80 on Santiago Peak; 81 in Seal Beach; 85 in Newport Beach; 86 in San Clemente; 87 in San Juan Capistrano; 88 in Laguna Beach; 90 on Ortega Highway at 2,600 feet; 93 in Lake Forest; 94 at Rancho Santa Margarita and Fremont Canyon; 96 in Yorba Linda; 97 at Trabuco Canyon; and 98 in Fullerton, Anaheim, Irvine and Mission Viejo.

A relatively rapid cooldown will begin Saturday, and by Monday, communities forecast to reach the high 90s Tuesday will return to the low 80s.

Sunny skies were also forecast in L.A. County, along with highs of 82 degrees in Avalon; 84 at LAX; 92 in Long Beach and Downtown L.A.; 94 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 95 in San Gabriel; 96 in Burbank; 98 in Pasadena; and 101 in Woodland Hills. A cooling trend will get underway Saturday, and by Monday Several communities will find themselves in the 70s and 80s.