Reflections from a road trip to Mono Lake and the Owens Valley, the northernmost reaches of Southern California.

The heat pushed well into the 90s in many areas Wednesdays but will drop into the 80s in many areas on Thursday and get even cooler on Friday.

KCAL News has issued a Next Weather Alert for the Antelope Valley and Inland Desert to warn communities about the high temperatures that may affect their daily routines.

A week that started out with cloudy skies and drizzle will end with a rapid rise in temperatures that could topple heat records in parts of Los Angeles County.

The heat pushed well into the 90s in many areas Wednesdays, which forecasters said would be the peak of the small ... expected to linger Wednesday in Southern California Thunderstorms trigger ...

The heat pushed well into the 90s in many areas Wednesdays, which forecasters said would be the peak of the small ... season starting June 1 Southern California heat expected to build before ...

The heat pushed well into the 90s in many areas Wednesdays, which forecasters said would be the peak of the small heat wave ... Thunderstorms trigger lightning, hail and flood warnings around Southern ...