While much of the country has suffered extreme heat waves this summer, California has in large part been spared. But that reprieve is over. A weeklong scorcher is expected to bake much of Central and Southern California from today to Labor Day. Temperatures could reach up to 115 degrees in the Inland Empire and 112 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and San Joaquin Valley, while hovering just below triple digits closer to the coast. The heat wave will probably have two peaks … midweek; then temperatures will begin to drop before shooting up again on Sunday and Monday to even higher levels …

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