You don't need Patch to tell you: it's bakin'. The temperature hit 88 degrees in Silver Lake Tuesday, and that's just a start.
Come tomorrow, we're under an excessive heat watch. Meteorologists say a high-pressure system may linger as long as Saturday, keeping a combination of monsoonal heat and humidity locked in along our mountain ranges.
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According to the National Weather Service, that means temperatures won't peak until Friday, and the heat won't leave until Sunday.
Both Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power urge everyone to keep the thermostat no higher than 78 degrees to help avoid outages.
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Don't work or live in an air-conditioned space?
Cooling centers are one escape. They're city buildings where you can go to chill. Click here for a list.
City pools are another example. But the shortened season ends Sunday, with the exception of a few locations. Click here for a list of aquatic centers.
A Patch reader tweeted us her cooling off idea --a kiddie pool in the backyard. That's the photo above.
What's your plan? Upload a picture or leave a comment.
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