Gusty winds expected to usher in extreme high temperatures

LOS ANGELES >> Gusty winds today will buffet much of the Southland, where record-setting temperature highs are expected early next week, forecasters said.
The winds expected today and tonight result from a tightening northerly pressure gradient, according to a National Weather Service statement.
And early next week, “strong high pressure and a weak to moderate Santa Ana wind event will produce record-setting hot temperatures across Southwest California,” it said. The hottest da