Heat is set to blast much of California, topping 100 degrees in some areas
Key takeaways
- Sweltering weather will descend on much of California over the next few days, possibly ushering in temperatures deeper into the triple digits earlier than ever for some areas.
- Temperatures could climb over 100 degrees in the Central Valley for the first time this year.
- Fresno hasn’t seen 102-degree heat this early since 2013, when it hit that mark on May 12.
Visitors cool off in mid-March at Dockweiler Beach in Los Angeles. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) By Rong-Gong Lin II Staff Writer Follow May 8, 2026 3 AM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Sweltering weather will descend on much of California over the next few days, possibly ushering in temperatures deeper into the triple digits earlier than ever for some areas.
Temperatures could climb over 100 degrees in the Central Valley for the first time this year. By Monday, Fresno could see temperatures as high as 102 degrees — which would be the earliest in the year the thermometer has hit that mark since records have been kept, according to Brian Ochs, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Hanford.