Right now in Hollywood, the air is about 93°F, but the model estimates the asphalt under your dog's paws is closer to 127°F — a gap of roughly 34°F, because a mix of sun and cloud is still loading heat into the asphalt. That reading puts Hollywood in the danger range, where pavement can scald paw pads in under a minute. Humidity is nudging the human "feels-like" to about 105°F, which matters for your dog too: muggy air makes it harder for a panting dog to shed heat, so treat a borderline reading as the hotter of the two.
Across the 11 hours left today, the pavement in Hollywood is projected to top out near 127°F around 1 PM, when the air will be about 93°F — a 34°F gap between the forecast your weather app shows and the surface your dog walks on. Today breaks into 2 separate safe stretches rather than one continuous window, so missing the first does not cost you the day.
In an average August, Hollywood sees highs around 88°F and overnight lows near 77°F. Even at those moderate highs, a dark surface in direct sun can run 40–60°F hotter than the air, which is enough to tip midday walks into the caution range. As a seasonal rule of thumb, the safest windows are before about 10:00 AM and after about 5:00 PM.
Hollywood loses its all-day safe window in 8 months of the year — March through October — and August is one of them. The year peaks in August at an average high of 88°F against 75°F in January, a 13°F swing that decides how much of the day belongs to your dog.
Hollywood sits about 5 miles from Pembroke Pines, close enough that the two usually run within a degree or two of each other — if your walk crosses between them, either page answers the question. Street-level conditions still differ more than city-level ones do: a shaded side street and an open parking lot half a block apart can be twenty degrees apart underfoot.
Whatever the number says, confirm it with your hand: press the back of it flat on the pavement for seven seconds. If you can't hold it there, neither can your dog. On a day reading this warm in Hollywood, flat-faced breeds like pugs and bulldogs, plus seniors and young puppies with thinner pads, should sit out the heat entirely — subtract about 10°F from any safe threshold for them. If you must cross hot ground, protective booties or a quick coat of paw wax are the only real barrier between paw pads and the asphalt.