Southland temperatures will soar into the 90s on Thursday, and near-record or record highs may be posted in valley areas, forecasters said. National Weather Service forecasters said the heat wave, which will last through the weekend, was the product of strong high pressure over the West Coast combined with weak-to-moderate offshore flow.
Johnny Mountain is CBS 2's chief meteorologist. You can find him reporting the weather on CBS 2 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m.More
Jackie Johnson joined KCAL 9 and sister station CBS 2 in October 2004. She serves as KCAL 9's weathercaster on the station's weeknight 8, 9 and 10 p.m. newscasts. In addition, she is involved in a variety of special projects for both KCAL 9 and CBS 2.More
Henry DiCarlo joined KCAL 9 and CBS 2 News as their mid-day Meteorologist in January 2003. He came from the Fox affiliate in Seattle, Wash., where he was the Chief Meteorologist. More
Josh Rubenstein is a staff meteorologist and general assignment reporter for CBS 2 and KCAL 9. He serves as the weekend meteorologist for both stations.More
Kaj Goldberg is a native of Los Angeles. He grew up in Tarzana, California as a child and remained in the San Fernando Valley, graduating from Taft High School.
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