23ABC Weather for August 3, 2020

A strong ridge remains in control of our weather for another day, bringing more hot and hazy hundreds to the valley, but increasing winds this afternoon will push that high out of the way and kick off a "cooling" trend for the rest of the week.

WE'RE HOT FOR ANOTHER DAY ASDESERT HIGH PRESSUREREMAINS IN CONTROL, MEANING THISFIFTH HEATWAVEOF THE SEASON CONTINUES.BAKERSFIELD EXPECTS TO HIT AHIGH OF 101 THIS AFTERNOON WITHINCREASING WINDS THISAFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.THOSE SUSTAINED WEST TONORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 25 TO35 MILES PER HOUR THROUGHTHE MOUNTAINS AND DOWN INTO THEDESERT WITH GUSTS NEAR 55MILES PER HOUR.

THE FASTESTWINDS WILL BE ALONG THE HWY58 PASS THROUGH TEHACHAPI ANDDOWN INTO MOJAVE, SODRIVERS NEED TO TAKE CAUTIONTODAY.

THERE COULD BEBLOWING DUST AND OTHER WINDISSUES LIKE BLOWING DEBRISAND FALLEN TREES.

A WINDADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6A.M.

TOMORROW.BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT THESEWINDS IS THAT WE'LL STARTA COOL DOWN TOMORROW, WITH THEUPPER 90S EXPECTED INBAKERSFIELD FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN MORE THAN A WEEK.

WE'RE NOTSEEING ANY RAIN THIS FAR SOUTH,JUST MAYBE SOME HIGH THINCLOUDS, AS THOSE TEMPERATURESSLOWLY FALL.

WESHOULD BE BACK IN THE MORESEASONAL UPPER 90S TOMORROWWITH BELOW-AVEARGE LOW 90S BYTHURSDAY!

WE'RE THEN MORESEASONAL THIS WEEKEND WITH ARETURN TO THOSE UPPER 90S ANDPOSSIBLY BACK TO THE TRIPLEDIGITS NEXT MONDAY.COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS...