It’s getting hot out there

Zach Powell, left, and his cousin Briahna Powell cool off in a wading pool in Palms Park in Lakewood.   (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Joshua Reyes, 16, of Hacienda Heights rides the foam at Raging Waters in San Dimas, where temperatures out of the water were over 100.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Twins Maci, foreground, and Kiara Charlesworth, 2 1/2 , enjoy a day at the beach at Lake Elsinore.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Making their way past bougainvillea plants in the garden at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, three women deploy umbrellas against the sun. .  (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)

Isaac Voirin, 7, takes in a mist of cool water near the trees outside Universal Studios theme park, where temperatures came close to the 100 degree mark.  (Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times)

Maricruz Petty holds her infant son Rio up to cooling mist at the Los Angeles Zoo today. Even warmer weather is expected as a high-pressure system moves into the Southland.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A snow cone provides temporary relief from scorching temperatures at the Los Angeles Zoo.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Casey Maclean, 7, runs through the water at Universal City Walk.  (Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times)

Construction inspector Paul Joh takes a break from the heat in a shady grove at the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area in Van Nuys.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)