Some good news for Fourth of July parties along the coast, we will see some cooling Tuesday after our weekend heat wave.
Highs will be in the 70s at the beaches to the low 80s in the Los Angeles basin and in inland Orange County.
Coastal valleys and the Riverside County mountains and valleys will be in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
Antelope Valley highs will top out near 100 degrees, and the Coachella Valley will be as hot as 115, and the excessive heat warning for the low desert continues Tuesday.
Looking ahead, more significant cooling is expected Thursday through Saturday, then next week brings another warmup.
A small craft advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. with National Weather Service meteorologists warning conditions will be dangerous for small boats and inexperienced mariners.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality alert due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter from fireworks.
While fireworks can be exhilarating, they are also polluting.
The air quality alert issued starts at 5 p.m. through Wednesday night, in anticipation of fireworks elevating levels of fine particulate matter in the air.
AQMD officials warn that breathing particulates can aggravate heart and lung disease, cause asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and increase risk of respiratory infections.
The warning comes as a high-pressure dome over the region starts to move on. It's been holding in the heat and bad air.
On this day in 2007, Southern California was in the middle of a major heat wave with temperatures reaching a high of 119 degrees in Ocotillo Wells and setting new records in the mountains, including a high of 97 degrees in Idyllwild.
If you don't have tickets yet, you're probably out of luck. This is the big game in town Tuesday after our terrible winter storms knocked it out earlier this year:
Check out our full list of things to do this week.
