Lake Forest is Getting Hot, Hot, Hot

Weather fit for shorts returns this week to Orange County along with light Santa Ana winds and clear skies.

Temperatures as high as 100 degrees will heat up Orange County inland areas.

Lake Forest is one of the areas where the temperature will soar close to triple digits, notwithstanding the beginning of fall nearly three weeks ago.

Temperatures in Orange County will peak in the mid-90s Tuesday through Thursday, with 100 degrees forecast for inland areas. The strongest winds will gust between 25 and 30 mph, blowing clouds out of the area, according to the National Weather Service.

In Lake Forest, the high on Tuesday will be 87 degrees, jumping to 98 degrees on Wednesday and 95 degrees Thursday. Winds will blow around 5 mph on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Still, there will be patchy morning fog along the coast.

The high-pressure system bringing the hot weather to the Southland will weaken Friday, allowing the area to cool back to normal. Mountains and deserts, however, will remain quite warm, Weather Service forecasters said.

Clouds will return, as will increasingly gusty winds, but little to no precipitation.