SoCal Bakes Under Extreme Heat as Coasts Brace for Flooding

Southern California faces a blistering weekend with inland highs in the 90s to low 100s (and desert highs up to 112), triggering heat advisories and elevated fire-weather risk; monsoonal thunderstorms are possible in some mountains. At the same time, unusually warm ocean waters and sea-level rise raise high tides that could cause minor coastal flooding from the San Francisco Bay Area to Southern California through midweek, with high-tide flooding likely in low-lying spots (roughly around 1.5 feet above normal) and no major structural damage expected.