The mini heat wave that settled over the region is making an early exit with slight cooling on tap Thursday and near-normal conditions anticipated by the weekend. The heat pushed temperatures well into the 90s in many areas Wednesday,

The Inland Empire as well as the Santa Clarita, San Fernando, San Gabriel Valleys are expected to sizzle with near-100-degree temperatures as a heat advisory will remain in effect through Friday 9 p.m.

On Tuesday at 7:37 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a heat advisory in effect until Thursday at 9 p.m. The advisory is for Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area,

A brush fire that broke out in the San Fernando Valley Wednesday afternoon injured one person, caused a shutdown of an LA Metro line and encroached on structures before forward progress was stopped. The brush fire comes as much of Los Angeles County is under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service.