Heat relief on the way for California firefighters

LOS ANGELES - Cooler temperatures will bring some relief to firefighters battling California wildfires, but not until later in the week, the National Weather Service said.

"No luck today, but starting Monday, we're going to see a gradual cool down, as we shave just a few degrees off each day until about midweek it gets to something like normal, in the mid-90s (Fahrenheit) inland and 80s at the coast," said Jim Hayes of the NWS Weather Prediction Center in College Park Maryland.

"Today it's going to be another miserable, hot, dry day," he said early on Sunday, noting that temperatures in some areas inland will hit triple digits.