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- A high-pressure ridge drives a midwinter heat wave in Southern California, with temperatures about 20 degrees above normal and highs near 90 degrees.
- Downtown Los Angeles tied record-high temperatures during the heat event.
- Across the U.S., severe winter weather includes a Northeast bomb cyclone.
- Moisture from prior rains reduces wildfire risk, though small fires remain possible.
- Light rain next week brings temperatures 5–10 degrees above average.
