Extreme Heat Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 03/16/2026 01:00 PM EDTEnd Time
Fri 03/20/2026 11:00 PM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Long Beach, CA ∙ Los Angeles, CA ∙ Pomona, CA ∙ Glendale, CA ∙ Oxnard, CA ∙ Thousand Oaks, CA ∙ Pasadena, CA ∙ Santa Clarita, CA ∙ Torrance, CA ∙ Inglewood, CAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 103 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Historic, long and record breaking March heatwave possible next week with dangerously hot conditions up to 100 possible within the Extreme Heat Watch. * WHERE...A portion of southwest California. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...There is a high risk for dangerous heat illness for anyone, especially for the very young, the very old, those without air conditioning, and those active outdoors. 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. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
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CAZ087-088-340>342-346>352-354>358-362-366>375-548>550-142200- /O.CON.KLOX.XH.A.0001.260316T1700Z-260321T0300Z/ Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands-Santa Clarita Valley-San Luis Obispo County Beaches-San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast- Santa Lucia Mountains-Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches- Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast-Santa Ynez Valley-Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast-Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range-Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range-Ventura County Beaches-Ventura County Inland Coast-Lake Casitas-Ojai Valley-Central Ventura County Valleys-Malibu Coast-Los Angeles County Beaches-Palos Verdes Hills-Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles-Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-Calabasas and Agoura Hills-Western San Fernando Valley-Eastern San Fernando Valley- Southeastern Ventura County Valleys-Santa Susana Mountains-Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley-San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands- Including the cities of Santa Maria, Malibu, Oat Mountain, Moorpark, Jalama Beach, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Northridge, Buellton, Pomona, East Ventura, Smugglers Cove, Topanga, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Nipomo, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Ventura, Santa Ynez, Avalon, Oak View, Irish Hills, Culver City, Malibu Bowl, Chatsworth, Pismo Beach, Glendale, Santa Paula, Solvang, Malibu Lake, Downey, Lopez Lake, Point Mugu, Avila Beach, Lake Castaic, Montecito Hills, Fillmore, Rancho Palos Verdes, Hollywood, Gaviota, Pasadena, Cambria, El Monte, Ojai, Newhall, LAX, Piru, San Gabriel, Santa Barbara, Norwalk, Port Hueneme, Sunland, San Marcos Pass, Oxnard, Montecito, Lompoc, Westlake Village, Long Beach, Universal City, Van Nuys, Beverly Hills, Carpinteria, East Los Angeles, Simi Valley, Los Olivos, Meiners Oaks, Burbank, Woodland Hills, Morro Bay, Goleta, Santa Monica, Arroyo Grande, Newbury Park, Hearst Castle, Cuyler Harbor, Refugio State Beach, El Capitan State Beach, Thousand Oaks, San Luis Obispo, La Canada Flintridge, Lake Cachuma, Camarillo, Compton, and Pacific Palisades 103 AM PDT Sat Mar 14 2026
