Triple Digit Temperatures to Bake Pasadena This Week, Warning Issued

Pasadenans were urged to prepare for a heatwave this weekend as temperatures are predicted to steadily increase through the week, approaching triple-digits on Friday before beginning to taper down, forecasters said.

High temperatures were expected to reach 92 degrees by Wednesday, then 95 degrees by Thursday before peaking at 99 degrees on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The heat was expected to begin backing down Saturday, with a high temperature of 96 degrees predicted in the Pasadena area.

“Near normal conditions” were predicted through Wednesday, according to a statement from the NWS’s Oxnard office. “ Building high pressure  aloft and locally breezy northwest winds will result in (a) warm and dry condition Thursday through early next week.”

Sensitive populations should be cautious of heat-related illness, according to the NWS. The hot and dry weather will also bring elevated fire danger.

Some valleys were expected to see temperatures of 103 degrees on Friday. The Antelope Valley was expected to see a high temperature of 106 degrees.

Officials urged the public to drink plenty of water, stay in the shade or use air conditioning when available, dress properly for hot weather and be sure to check on vulnerable people, such as the elderly, and pets.

Here is the National Weather Service forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.