Above: Extreme temperatures in Southern California Tuesday afternoon, October 24, 2017.
(Originally published at 2:05 p.m. PDT October 24, 2017)
Weather conditions appear conducive to wildland fires in Southern California today. The temperature even reached 96 degrees on San Clemente Island, and triple digits in some inland areas. Meanwhile, it’s only 93 in Phoenix.


Traffic sits at a stand still on the 210 east at the 15 as firefighters battle a brush fire northwest of the interchange. pic.twitter.com/tNmq90E1kR
— Jennifer Maher (@JCMaherPhoto) October 24, 2017