Heat wave

Sal Munir cools off with a cold washcloth he had wrapped in ice in a cooler while he takes a break from putting up fencing at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 9, 2015 8:04 AM PT

Extreme heat continues in Southern California.

The Pasadena Ponies football club practices at the end of a hot, muggy day at Jackie Robinson Park. The Ponies have about 120 kids ranging from 5 to 14 years old, playing for teams in seven divisions.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Clouds generated by Tropical Storm Linda, off the coast of Baja, Mexico, fill the sky over Old Julian Road near Ramon, in San Diego County.

(Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Stephanie Huerta, left, walks her children Ethan Martinez, 3, and Jeremiah Martinez, 5, home from school. “It’s horrible,” Huerta said about walking in the 90-degree heat. “It’s not that far, but it feels far because it’s so hot.”

(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Kaylin Curtin, 2, cools off at the Grand Park Fountain with her family.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Stephanie Kern beats the heat by staying under her parasol at the Grand Park Fountain. She said she saw people sitting in Echo Park all night because their homes were too hot.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A pedestrian is sprayed along Fairview Street in Santa Ana after a downpour.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A glowing sunset as the heat wave continues in Southern California.

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A double rainbow can be seen across the Palmdale sky during a flash flood advisory Wednesday.

(Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Otto Segura, 52, of Fontana, stops to take photos of the sunset near Lake Arrowhead.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A runner jogs around Bear Bear Lake, where residents were under a thunderstorm and flash flood advisory.

(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Storm clouds and rain pass over the 14 Freeway in the Santa Clarita area.

(Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

A group rests in the shade during a hot afternoon at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies Devon Self, left, and Carlos Herrera, cool off with an ice cream break at the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles.

(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Customers try and stay cool under a canopy as they shop at the Santa Monica Farmers Market in downtown Santa Monica.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

“It’s insane,” said Ryan Geraghty, about the heat while waiting for his girlfriend to return from shopping on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. “I’ve been here my whole life and it’s never been at this level. This is valley weather. Right now I can’t even deal with it,” Geraghty said.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

On his way to the beach, Michael Slefinger, 32, left, is reflected in a storefront window along the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Thunder clouds loom on the horizon as a construction worker erects a Panara Bread store amid high heat in Anaheim.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hector Polanco takes a water break amid high heat as he erects a Panara Bread store in Anaheim.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Professional dancer Aaron Doucette climbed the hills to the Griffith Observatory with a music player so that he could dance in the warmth of the morning sun on Wednesday.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)