High temperatures and the chance of a monsoonal thunderstorm are expected in Santa Clarita’s weekend forecast. 

Between Friday and Sunday, temperatures are expected to remain in the mid to high 90s, with a chance of a monsoonal thunderstorm reaching the Santa Clarita Valley over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles National Weather Service (NWS). 

“Hope you have been enjoying the drier air recently, because guidance is suggesting a return of monsoonal moisture with the potential for showers and storms by the weekend,” read an NWS social media post. “This weekend there is a 20 percent to 30 percent chance of monsoonal thunderstorms for the L.A. County mountains, the Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel Valley.”

Monsoonal moisture and mid-level instability are expected to bring a slight chance of thunderstorms through the eastern Antelope Valley, with a 20 percent to 30 percent chance of reaching the Santa Clarita area, according to NWS officials. 

The monsoonal thunderstorm, projected to reach the Santa Clarita Valley, has raised concerns of localized flooding due to potential thunderstorm activity, according to NWS officials. 

“Use extra caution,” read the post from NWS. “And go indoors when you hear thunder.”

Regardless of the storm potentially reaching Santa Clarita, the mornings and evenings in the SCV weekend forecast are expected to reach a low of 69 degrees, while temperatures in the early afternoon-hours are expected to reach a high of 99 degrees, with the highest temperatures being forecasted on Saturday, according to NWS officials. 

Warm conditions alongside possible lightning strikes serve the potential for wildfires to ignite, according to officials. 

​​While summer is here and temperatures have heated up, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, (LACoFD) is reminding Santa Clarita residents to be prepared for fire season.

Helpful guidelines to follow to help protect your home during a fire include:

• Remove all flammable vegetation and other combustible growth within 30 feet of any structures. Increase to 50 feet in high hazard areas, which include Santa Clarita.
• Landscape with plants that are drought tolerant and fire-resistant.
• Space trees and shrubs are a minimum of 15 feet apart or three times their diameter from other shrubs.
• Trees should be spaced to allow a minimum of 30 feet between canopies at maturity.
• For trees taller than 18 feet, prune lower branches within six feet of the ground. For trees and shrubs of less than 18 feet, prune lower branches to one-third of their height.
• Maintain all plants by regularly removing dead branches and leaves.
• Remove all stacks of combustible materials.
• Stack wood at least 30 feet from structures. Remove flammable vegetation within 10 feet of woodpiles.
• Store any butane or propane tanks at least 10 feet from any structure.

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