LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Lake County for Tuesday due to hotter-than-normal temperatures.

The agency said the heat advisory is in effect from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday.

A heat advisory means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible, the National Weather Service said.

The high temperatures expected on Tuesday are the result of a strong ridge of high pressure that forecasters said will bring temperatures up to around 10 to 15 degrees above average.

Conditions are forecast to remain hot through the middle of the week, but Tuesday is expected to be this week’s hottest day.

While the National Weather Service’s regional forecast expects temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees, the specific Lake County forecast shows temperatures ranging from the low to high 90s.

County residents are urged to use particular caution, including getting plenty of fluids and rescheduling strenuous activities to early morning or evening in order to avoid heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

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