00:00California's record heat is about to give way to a sharp western cool-down.
00:04Temperatures soared as much as 20 degrees above average across California this week.
00:09San Francisco reached 94 degrees, setting a daily record.
00:13Los Angeles climbed to 105 degrees, also breaking its daily record.
00:18Long Beach reached 107 degrees, setting another daily record.
00:22But cooler Pacific air is now moving inland across the west.
00:26By this weekend, California temperatures will return closer to seasonal averages.
00:31San Francisco could see highs in the mid-70s.
00:34Southern California beaches are expected to reach the mid-80s.
00:37Farther north, an even stronger cool-down is taking shape.
00:41Washington and Oregon could turn 5 to 10 degrees below average.
00:45Showers and thunderstorms may develop across the northwest.
00:48Some storms could also produce small hail.
00:50Higher peaks in the Cascades and Olympic Mountains may see accumulating snow.
00:55The northern Rockies will also turn much colder.
00:58Highs in the 40s, 50s, and 60s will replace recent 80s and 90s.
01:02Rain may even change to wet snow across the highest terrain.
01:06The dramatic temperature shift marks an early taste of fall across the west.
01:10Disclosure.
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