NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAXH.W 0008October 2, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County Inland Coast and 14 more, CA
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued an extreme heat warning for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County Inland Coast and 14 more in California, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 8. It was the 8th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued in 2026. California had 3 extreme heat warnings in October 2026, against 0 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's extreme heat warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 6 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Area
- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County Inland Coast and 14 more
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:38 a.m. PDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 a.m. PDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLOX XH.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Extreme Heat Warnings in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 90 at the coast and 105 in the valleys. * WHERE...Coast and valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very hot temperatures are likely to continue into the second week of October, possibly requiring an extension of this product.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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The record around this notice
- Extreme Heat Warnings in California since 200828 a year
- Every warning type in California
- Extreme Heat Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most153 a year
- NWS notices, October 20262,087 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels