HAPPINESS
IS A WARM CUP
March 19, 2026 11:38 am
Southern California Overview:
- Widespread moderate with areas of major HeatRisk will continue through Friday. HeatRisk will decrease for the weekend, with minor cooling. Even with the cooling, temperatures will remain above average into next week. Patchy marine layer low clouds and fog will be present at times, most likely to impact the coastal waters and immediate coast.
- An anomalously early and record-breaking heatwave continues to intensify across the Western U.S. and expand east into the Great Plains. Wet weather continues for Western Washington; wintry mix expected across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes to the Interior Northeast. Critical Risk of fire weather across portions of the central and northern High Plains.