23ABC Weather for July 20, 2020

Temperatures in the 100s for the last three days makes this weekend our fourth heatwave of the season, but some "cooling" is coming today.

IN WITH ELAINA.AND LET'S BRING CHIEFMETEOROLOGIST ELAINA RUSK BACKIN FOR A LOOK AT YOUR EXTENDEDFORECAST...AFTER A HOT AND SMOKY WEEKEND WEARE SEEING SOMEIMPROVEMENTS TODAY AS A LOWPRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THECOAST OF NOTHERN CALIFORNIABRINGS A TROUGHTO THE REGION, INCREASING OURONSHORE FLOW.

THAT MEANS AFEW DEGREES OF COOLING FOR THESTATE, TAKING US DOWN FROMYESTERDAY'S HIGH OF 103 INBAKERSFIELD TO 99 TODAY.

THATLOOKS TO BREAK THIS WEEKEND'SHEATWAVE AND ALSO MEANSWESTERLY WINDS WILL WORK TOCLEAR OUT THE SMOG AND SMOKE.SO THE AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSTILL SET TO EXPIRE AT 10 A.M.TODAY AND VALLEY AIR QUALITYLOOKS TO RETURN TOTHE MODERATE RANGE.A LOOK AHEAD SHOWS US WE'RESTAYING IN THE UPPER 90S, IF NOTHITTING 100, TODAY THROUGHWEDNESDAY AS THAT LOW SITSOFFSHORE.

IT WILL THEN MAKE ITSMOVE OVER NORTHERNCALIFORNIA THURSDAY, BRINGING AFEW MORE DEGREESOF COOLING TO THE MID-90S THATAFTERNOON.

AS THAT LOW THENSITS TO OUR NORTH AT THE END OFTHE WEEK INTO THEWEEKEND, AND A RIDGE OF HIGHPRESSURE BUILDS OVER TEXAS,MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE DRIVEUP FROM MEXICO INTO THEDESERT SOUTHWEST.

THAT BRINGS ACHANCE WE COULD SEETHUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THEDESERT AND POTENTIALLY OURMOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND!(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS...FEDERAL AGENCIES AREINVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT ACOMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS...