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After four days of scorching temperatures, a heat advisory sweeping San Diego County expires Friday evening.

Triple-digit temperatures are expected in some parts of San Diego County but that isn’t stopping some tourists from venturing in the heat. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford speaks with a few visitors.

NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews shares the First Alert Forecast for the morning of Oct. 16, 2020.

Summer is long gone, but Southern California is in for another heat wave this week that will see temperatures in the high 90s in the valleys. The combination of winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity will result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions for most areas.

A statewide Flex Alert, a request to voluntarily reduce power use by California’s power grid manager, is the first of several steps that Cal ISO might take to avoid power interruptions in the nation’s most populous state. The call for residents to voluntarily conserve power across California will be in effect during Thursday amid a fall heat wave. The...

Joyce Battaglia brushed 100 degrees off her shoulder. She said she’s used to the heat on her Mountain Valley Ranch in Ramona. Battaglia said she’s not used to so many people visiting her pumpkin patch. Despite triple-digit heat the past few weeks, she said her farm has set sales records. “I would say we’ve already doubled our sales at...

A heat advisory goes into effect Tuesday for San Diego’s coast and inland valleys — and it’ll last 4 days.

Ashley Matthews’ Morning Forecast for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Hot, dry temps and fire-prone conditions will once again sweep San Diego County this week, making it feel more like summer again than fall.

Ashley Matthew’s Morning Forecast for Oct. 12, 2020.

A strong high-pressure system over the Pacific Ocean will expand over Southern California this week, weather forecasters said Sunday bringing heat, low relative humidity and gusty winds to San Diego County, enhancing the wildfire risk. High pressure will begin to influence the region Sunday, the first day of the big warmup that will affect Southern California through the week, the…

The heat wave continues in San Diego County, and fire-prone conditions — including a brief Santa Ana — will linger.

The extreme late-summer heat wave that has brought triple-digit temperatures to parts of the San Diego area is expected to continue roasting the region through Labor Day.

NBC 7’s Sheena Parveen shares the First Alert Forecast for the morning of Sept. 7, 2020.

California’s Independent System Operator declared a Stage 2 emergency Sunday, warning residents to prepare for blackouts and advising them to conserve energy. However, it lifted the Stage 2 Emergency just after 9 p.m. The flex alert will continue on Monday from 3 p.m. through 9 p.m. Stage 2 means, “The ISO has taken all mitigating action and is no longer…

A relentless heat wave scorching parts of Southern California prompted the operator of the state’s electric power system to issue an emergency notice Saturday evening, which meant rotating blackouts were possible, including in San Diego County.

The extreme late-summer heat wave that has brought triple-digit temperatures to parts of the San Diego area is expected to roast the region through the Labor Day weekend.

Crystal Egger’s Morning Forecast for Sept. 5, 2020.