Another day of triple-digit temperatures will bake some parts of the Los Angeles area Friday as a late-summer heat wave stretches into the weekend.

With temperatures topping 100 degrees across many valley and desert areas, concerns about possible wildfires have also heightened.

A red flag warning of critical fire danger took effect at 9 a.m. Wednesday and will remain in place through 9 p.m. Saturday in the Santa Clarita Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, Antelope Valley foothills and the Golden State (5) and Antelope Valley (14) freeway corridors. Those areas are expected to face "unseasonably hot high temperatures, generally 95-110 degrees and highest Thursday through Saturday," combined with humidity levels as low as 8%, according to the National Weather Service.

Locations like downtown L

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