Temperatures in Southern California will remain high until Wednesday, when a cooldown will offer some relief

Firefighters have made progress containing the Canyon fire but continue to face challenging conditions with the Gifford fire.

Southern California’s prolonged hea twave is finally forecast to begin letting up Wednesday, but elevated temperatures will continue to bring health and fire risks Monday and Tuesday.

A cooling trend is expected to slowly fall into place Wednesday after a week of scorching temperatures that baked the Southland’s interior and fueled several fast-growing wildfires .

“Wednesday will be a little cooler and then we’ll see a cooling trend into Thursday... and the weekend,” said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “We’re l

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