LOS ANGELES - While the Labor Day holiday marked the unofficial end of summer, hot temperatures will continue to dominate in Southern California over the next few days. The desert Southwest is currently experiencing dynamic weather conditions with extreme heat and storm activity.

Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and California's Central Valley early Tuesday morning, leading to thousands of lightning strikes and sparking several fires.

Scorching temperatures that baked Southern California over Labor Day weekend will continue this week paired with thunderstorms and lightning strikes that will heighten fire risks across much of the state.

Dry thunderstorms that swept through much of Central California put on a show of lightning from San Luis Obispo County to Sacramento early Tuesday morning — and an Atascadero resident captured it on video.

Tropical Storm Kiko maintained its Category 2 hurricane strengthen late Tuesday, according to forecasters who expect it to become a major hurricane in the next day or two. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph,

As climate change increases heat and dryness in Southern California and the Central Valley, dust storms pose an increasing problem and health risk.