Bay Area heat wave: Here’s where it’s expected to be hottest Saturday
Highs were expected to soar into the triple digits across many inland parts of the region, prompting warnings to take refuge from the potentially dangerous heat.
Sweltering temperatures were forecast to scorch much of the Bay Area on Saturday, with highs expected to soar into the triple digits across many inland parts of the region, prompting warnings to take refuge from the potentially dangerous heat.
An excessive heat warning was set to go into effect for most inland areas at 11 a.m. The National Weather Service encouraged everyone to limit outdoor activities during the afternoon and stay hydrated.
Excessive Heat Warning for inland areas beginning later this morning. The hottest temperatures arrive this afternoon and linger into Sunday evening. Be sure to stay cool and hydrated this weekend! #cawx pic.twitter.com/xvA8GbK9Fm
— NWS Bay Area
(@NWSBayArea) July 15, 2023
The hottest temperatures were expected for the East Bay and North Bay. Highs were forecast to hit 107 in Antioch, 105 in Livermore, 104 in Concord, 96 in Santa Rosa and 92 in San Jose.
It should be much cooler by the water, with highs in the 70s in Oakland and downtown San Francisco and just 64 degrees at Ocean Beach.
In Contra Costa County, officials have opened cooling centers in Antioch and Brentwood to help residents escape the heat. In Santa Clara County, cooling centers are open in San Jose, Santa Clara, Los Altos, Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Palo Alto, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. Alameda County did not list any cooling centers open Saturday morning.
The heat wave was expected to bake most of California through the weekend, the result of a “high pressure system in the upper atmosphere causing a lot of warm air to come in from the deserts in the southwest,” said weather service meteorologist Dial Hoang.
In parts of the Sacramento Valley and Central Valley, temperatures are expected to top 110 degrees. Farther south, tourists have flocked to Death Valley in anticipation of temperatures approaching 130 degrees — which would flirt with a nearly 100-year-old record set in one of the hottest places on Earth.