Record Heat Possible Before Major Southern California Cooldown, Chance of Rain

Another high-pressure system will push temperatures toward near record-breaking levels by midweek, but a major cooldown — and possibly some rain — finally appears in the Southern California forecast.

“We’ll get a little bit of a pullback with temperatures today, but those temps are going to go right back up,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said Monday. Even with the brief cooldown, afternoon highs will still run 5 to 10 degrees above normal for early February.