Temperatures remained high across Southern California on Thursday, Aug. 21, with extreme heat warnings and advisories in place across the region.

The peak of the heat wave is expected Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service said. While it’s brought hotter temperatures than in recent weeks, it is not particularly extreme in terms of all-time Southern California highs.

“This is definitely more normal heat for this time of year,” Sam Zuber, an NWS meteorologist said.

All of Los Angeles County, except the beaches, is under a heat warning through Saturday evening. Orange County and the San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains’ heat advisories and warnings end on Friday. In the Inland Empire and all of the desert areas of San Bernardino and Riverside County, the warnings and ad

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