Triple-digit temperatures will hit California again during a fall heat wave, prompting additional evacuations, power shutoffs and increased fire risk.

Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire, as the total acres burned in the state this year surpassed 1 million

The season for pumpkin spice lattes is here. If you’re going to order one in California this week, you better get it iced, as the Golden State bakes in a heat wave. The hot weather comes as an area of high pressure over the eastern Pacific Ocean has nosed into California.

An unusual autumn heat wave afflicts California, with elevated fire concerns that on Monday prompted some power shutoffs.

More than 6 million people in the western U.S. are under heat advisories and watches this week, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service Down the California coast and across the southwestern U.

Summer may be over, but Mother Nature will turn up the heat in parts of Southern California Tuesday, with “dangerously hot temperatures” possible in some areas, along with increased risk of wildfires.