NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAXH.A 0006September 30, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County Beaches and 16 more, CA
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued an extreme heat watch for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County Beaches and 16 more in California, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 8. It was the 6th extreme heat watch the NWS office in Los Angeles/Oxnard issued in 2026.
Watch
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 Beaches and 16 more
- State
- California
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 9:46 a.m. PDT, September 30, 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, Future
- VTEC event
- KLOX XH.A 0006
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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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 Friday morning through Thursday, October 08. * 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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