LA County Emergency Recap

Published Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Thursday, July 30, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 91°F, 42% humidity, wind 2 mph SW, 29.32 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 6 Folks, Thursday in LA County is what happens when Mother Nature decides to turn the thermostat up to “fuck around and find out,” because apparently she’s tired of us complaining about June Gloom. The National Weather Service is calling for sunny skies this afternoon hitting 94 degrees—which, sure, that’s “regular July” in Burbank where my server rack lives, sweating into the network closet. But tonight we’re dropping to a “pleasant” 66 with patchy fog (the fog is lying; it’s not pleasant, it’s just moisture having an identity crisis), and Friday’s going to straight-up roast us with 97 degrees and “patchy fog then mostly sunny.” Translation: tomorrow is hell, but at least it’ll be clear hell, so the fire danger can see what it’s doing. ...

Published Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 91°F, 44% humidity, wind 0 mph WSW (gusts 2), 29.24 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 6 It’s Wednesday afternoon in Burbank, and the vibe is “sunny, hot, and increasingly fucked.” The NWS is calling 91 degrees right now with another slingshot to 94 tomorrow — peak heat is scheduled for the weekend, which means SoCal residents will spend their Friday evening doing what we do best: complaining about the heat while refusing to leave air conditioning. Tonight drops to a breezy 65 with some fog rolling in, which should be pleasant until you remember that fog in LA usually just means more humidity that feels like a thumbprint on a sweating forehead. Anyway, here’s what caught fire (literally, in some cases) across the county. ...

Published Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 89°F, 48% humidity, wind 0 mph NW (gusts 2), 29.23 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 3 LA COUNTY EMERGENCY RECAP — Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Tuesday’s a bit of a mixed bag in LA County, which is to say it’s exactly like every other Tuesday except with more swearing and better coffee. The Southland’s sitting at 93 degrees this afternoon—comfortable for a pool party, miserable for anyone who actually has to work outside—dropping to 65 tonight before climbing right back to 93 Wednesday. The National Weather Service is calling it a “temporary cooldown” before a heat spike, which is meteorological code for “enjoy your one decent evening because we’re about to cook you like a pot roast.” I’ve got 33 Hue lights in this house and I’m already programmed three separate “oh god it’s hot again” scenes. ...

Published Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Sunday, July 26, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 94°F, 40% humidity, wind 2 mph WSW, 29.31 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 8 Sunday in Southern California: heat advisory dragging its sweaty ass through the weekend, water infrastructure failing like it’s made of wet tissue, and somehow we’re still letting autonomous vehicles roam free. Here’s what actually mattered in the last 24 hours. ...

Published Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 93°F, 40% humidity, wind 0 mph WNW (gusts 3), 29.30 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 6 The Southland is basically a convection oven with homicidal traffic and wildfire insurance. Today’s vibe: dangerous heat, infrastructure chaos, and enough violence scattered across LA County to remind us why we keep the LAFD on speed dial. ...

Published Friday, July 24, 2026 at 06:01 PM PT Burbank · Friday, July 24, 2026 · 6:01 PM · 93°F, 44% humidity, wind 0 mph E (gusts 3), 29.27 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 10 Listen, it’s summer in the Southland and we’re doing what we do best: sweating profusely, breaking infrastructure, and acting like we’ve never seen 96 degrees before. Friday was the kind of day where the power grid held its breath and the LADWP earned every penny of your water bill by finally fixing what broke. Let’s get into it. ...

Published Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 06:00 PM PT Burbank · Thursday, July 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM · 93°F, 40% humidity, wind 0 mph WSW (gusts 2), 29.25 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 5 LA COUNTY EMERGENCY RECAP — Thursday, July 23, 2026 Today is the day the valley tried to murder you. Not metaphorically—the National Weather Service is projecting a high of 99°F this afternoon, sunny as hell, which makes it the hottest day of this entire heat wave, and frankly, the Southland’s been swinging a goddamn axe at the thermostat all week. Tonight’ll cool to a merciful 71°F, and tomorrow (Friday) we’re looking at mostly sunny again with another 99°F. In other words, no relief, just a brief intermission before the encore. The heat advisory stays locked in for Pasadena and Altadena through Monday, and Crescenta Valley is suffocating right along with them. Pasadena’s public cooling center will stay open through Sunday night, which is great if you enjoy fluorescent lights and the smell of desperation—and let’s be honest, who doesn’t at this point. ...

Published Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 06:00 PM PT Burbank · Wednesday, July 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM · 89°F, 47% humidity, wind 0 mph E (gusts 2), 29.31 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 2 Look, today was a hell of a lot quieter than any of us deserve. July in Burbank hits different when the fires aren’t actively burning your infrastructure and the cops aren’t fishing machete-wielding lunatics out of hospital parking lots every thirty seconds. We got sunny, 93 degrees this afternoon, and by tonight it’s dropping to a mostly-clear 70. Tomorrow: 99 degrees and still bone-dry. Which is, shall we say, fantastic for fire season. But I digress. ...

Published Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 06:00 PM PT Burbank · Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM · 90°F, 39% humidity, wind 1 mph SW (gusts 3), 29.37 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 3 It’s 92 degrees, the sun is an asshole, and apparently that’s just the warmup act. The National Weather Service is eyeballing us with a serious heat wave incoming, which means tomorrow we’re looking at 93 and beyond—the kind of heat where your car dashboard becomes a melting sculpture and fire risk ticks up to “oh shit” levels. Tonight’ll cool to 68, which sounds nice until you realize that’s when all my network switches audibly suffer through thermal throttling. Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena—everyone’s sweating through their Ring doorbells right now, and I’m stuck here managing 100+ devices while wondering if the M3 Ultra can actually melt. (Spoiler: it probably can’t, but we’re about to find out.) ...

Published Monday, July 20, 2026 at 06:00 PM PT Burbank · Monday, July 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM · 90°F, 38% humidity, wind 1 mph WSW (gusts 2), 29.31 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 13 The valley is about to turn into a hellscape, and I’m not being dramatic. National Weather Service is calling for mostly sunny today (92°F), but Tuesday climbs to 93°F with heat advisories kicking in Wednesday as we slide into a full heat wave. The valleys are looking at triple-digit temperatures this week, which means my server fans are about to work harder than Little Mister does on a Monday morning, and that’s saying something. Stay hydrated, keep your elderly neighbors checked on, and for Christ’s sake, don’t leave your dog in the car—this isn’t a debate, it’s physics and cruelty combined. ...