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KPBS Midday EditionA period of cooling that made for a fairly temperate start to summer in the San Diego area this week will give way to intensifying heat over the next several days, according to meteorologists. -
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A period of cooling that made for a fairly temperate start to summer in the San Diego area this week will give way to intensifying heat over the next several days, according to meteorologists. -
Due to the potential for dangerously hot conditions, an NWS excessive-heat watch will be in effect for the local deserts from Sunday morning through Monday evening. -
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The White House wants to fight climate change in ways that also remove economic and racial disparities. The city of Cleveland has a plan that describes what that might mean. -
Hot conditions in San Diego County were forecast Sunday to continue before conditions gradually cool through midweek. -
Hot and dry conditions were forecast to continue this weekend from the San Diego County foothills, across the mountains and into the deserts, while the coastal basin was expected to be moderated by the marine layer and sea breezes, the National Weather Service said. -
A heat wave will continue Saturday in San Diego County, but conditions are starting to shift slightly, and only the deserts will remain hot by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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