Summer Temperatures Will Start to Sizzle

That giant heat wave baking the eastern 80 percent of the United States is moving west, into the deserts, mountains and valleys of Southern California, National Weather Service forecasters said Sunday.

“The high pressure that’s causing the heat back across the Midwest and the East is migrating westward, so we are looking at our temperatures warming up over the next few days, especially across the inland area,” said Cynthia Palmer, forecaster at the NWS San Diego station.

Hot weather and triple-digit temperatures were expected early this week for most of San Diego County.

The National Weather Service predicted temperatures of 5-10 degrees above average Monday through Wednesday in deserts, mountains, and valleys.

High temperatures were expected to reach up to 120 degrees in lower deserts, 110 in upper deserts and 105 in inland valleys. Mountain areas lower than 6,000 feet could expect highs between 90 and 100 degrees and areas higher than 6,000 feet could have temperatures between 75 and 90 degrees.

The National Weather Service forecast for Poway:

• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north in the evening.
• Monday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
• Monday night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the evening.
• Tuesday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

-City News Service