Everyone who says Los Angeles weather is perfect is wrong. Yes, Randy Newman, who once sang of L.A.: “The sun is shining all the time, just like another perfect day,” we are talking to you. And ...

The High Desert heat wave continues with temperatures 25 to 35 degrees above normal, posing risks to sensitive populations.

Temperatures are expected to finally begin to drop over the weekend, with forecasters saying it will be in the upper 70s and low 80s along the coast and the low 90s inland and in the valleys.