Photos: Warm temperatures and high winds hit Southland

Los Angeles City firefighter Harold Kim cools down after battling a house fire in 90-degree heat Tuesday.

Blakey Olsen of Laguna Beach practices yoga in front of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum as temperatures set a record at 87 degrees in downtown L.A. on Tuesday.

A man carries a surfboard at sunset at El Porto beach on Monday in Manhattan Beach.

Basilios Papaioannou of West Hollywood builds a drip castle in the sand at Venice Beach.

People play football and climb on the rock jetty at Venice Beach.

Boys play in the ocean at Venice Beach.

Ariel Rhone uses an umbrella for shade near the Venice boardwalk on Monday.

Venetia Taylor of New York enjoys the afternoon reading a book at the Ace Hotel rooftop pool on Broadway Street in Los Angeles

Dan Charcoal, who is vacationing in Southern California from Maui, golfs on Zuma Beach during a hot winter day Monday.

Dilip Ray performs jumping jacks during his daily workout at Warner Park in Woodland Hills. Warm temperatures and high winds are expected today.

Holly Di Renzo gives her daughter Bella, 4, left, and son Dante, 3, a push, as they ride on the swings at Lost Canyon Park in Simi Valley.

Feet dangle from a lifeguard tower along PCH in Malibu during a hot winter day Monday.

On a warm, windy afternoon a woman heads to her car after shopping at the 99 Cents store in Simi Valley.

Cedric Laheurte places an Oscars “floaty” in the swimming pool as warm weather is in store for the annual Oscars nominee luncheon today at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Strong winds and high temperatures have fire crews on alert. Above, David Castro works at Warner Park in Woodland Hills on Monday.