The month kicked off with triple-digit temperatures in many parts of the state, with millions of Californians under heat advisories through at least Thursday.

Temperatures in Palm Springs on Tuesday were the hottest ever recorded for the city during October since records began.

The season for pumpkin spice lattes is here. If you’re going to order one in California this week, you better get it iced, as the Golden State bakes in a heat wave. The hot weather comes as an area of high pressure over the eastern Pacific Ocean has nosed into California.

Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire, as the total acres burned in the state this year surpassed 1 million

More than 6 million people in the western U.S. are under heat advisories and watches this week, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service Down the California coast and across the southwestern U.

A new heat wave already broke records in the Bay Area Monday. Dangerously hot conditions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday, with inland temperatures up to 110.

Summer may be over, but Mother Nature will turn up the heat in parts of Southern California Tuesday, with “dangerously hot temperatures” possible in some areas, along with increased risk of wildfires.