The cervical whip continues in Los Angeles County, where after weeks of dangerously warm and suction that could represent a risk of hypothermia.
Temperatures in the count region, according to the weather service. Temperatures as low as the mid -20th in the Antelope Valley are forecast.
Meteorologists warn that, with these cold temperatures, there is a risk of hypothermia for people and animals, and sensitive plants and crops could be damaged.
The number of deaths from hypothermia in California has grown in recent years. In 2023, 166 Californians died of hypothermia, twice the number in 2015, according to data from the US disease control and prevention centers. UU.
Experts attribute this increase to the increase of people living in the streets; Homeless people have the greatest risk of developing hypothermia, a condition that can be established at air temperatures of up to 50 degrees.
This cold click will also affect the areas of the inner central coast, the San Joaquín Valley, the Ojai Valley and the Santa Barbara County, where the weather service has issued freezing alerts.
A gradual warming will begin on Friday as a high pressure crest moves to the south of California, but temperatures will remain several degrees below normal in Los Angeles County, according to the weather service. The warming is expected to continue over the weekend, with maximums in the mid -70s predicted for the San Fernando Valley and in the 60s to 70s in other places.
Meteorologists say that there is a good possibility of generalized rain in Los Angeles County next Tuesday and Wednesday and predict that this will be a heavier rain than splash over the weekend.
“Rain rates and totals could be much higher,” said the weather service. “Certainly, something to pay close attention, especially for nearby burning scars.”
Earth landslides are a risk after forest fires because the heat of fire makes the water repellent to water. When the intensity of the rain is high, more than half an inch per hour, the water can begin to flow on the surface downhill instead of filtering under the ground, and can begin to pick up rocks and rubble.
The weekend rain led minor slides and floods in the area of burns of Palisades, which caused the temporary closure of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. The 14,000 -acre burns healing of the Fire Eaton is also an area of concern.
