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Extreme Heat Watch

Status

Event Extended (Area) Active alert

Start Time

Thu 08/21/2025 01:00 PM EDT

End Time

Fri 08/22/2025 11:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service San Diego CA 1241 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures 95 to 100 degrees possible and low temperatures in the low 70s. * WHERE...Orange County Inland Areas and Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Above average temperatures overnight will limit overnight relief from the heat. Widespread moderate to locally major HeatRisk. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Technical Header

CAZ057-554-190515- /O.EXA.KSGX.XH.A.0002.250821T1700Z-250823T0300Z/ Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills-Orange County Inland Areas- Including the cities of Garden Grove, Irvine, Santa Ana, Orange, Anaheim, Fullerton, and Mission Viejo 1241 PM PDT Mon Aug 18 2025