A wave of blazing heat has set records each of the last two days
and is expected to continue today, according to the National
Weather Service.
A wave of blazing heat has set records each of the last two days and is expected to continue today, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday’s high was 102 degrees in Morgan Hill and 96 degrees in Gilroy, breaking Gilroy’s previous record of 91 set in 2001, the Weather Service reported.
The unseasonal heat of the past three days has begun to turn hillsides brown. Firefighers said if the heat continues, there would likely be an early start to the fire season.
Many people in Gilroy believed it was hotter than that, however.
In Gilroy, the gigantic “Drive a little, save a lot” sign on U.S. Highway 101 said it was 102 at one point Monday, and numerous Gilroyans in parks around town said they thought the temperature was over 100.
It did hit 102 in King City and 100 in Salinas, but not in Gilroy, the Weather Service reported.
In Morgan Hill, the temperature reached 88 on Sunday and 89 on Saturday.
It is expected to again hit the middle 90s today in both South Valley cities and then drop into the low to middle 80s on Wednesday and ease back to normal by Friday, the Weather Service predicted. Over night lows are expected in the upper 60s and even low 70s in the hills.
Monday’s heat kept people indoors for the most part.
