Expect hot temperatures during the weekend, with highs in the
high-90s and low 100s, according to the National Weather
Service.
Expect hot temperatures during the weekend, with highs in the high-90s and low 100s, according to the National Weather Service.
Both Morgan Hill and Gilroy are expected to be sunny with a high of 97 degrees Saturday and a high of 101 degrees Sunday, the weather service reported. In addition, winds will bring no respite as they will only reach about 5 to 10 mph during the weekend. This has prompted the weather service to issue a warning for those who might suffer health problems due to the heat and spurred the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to call for a Spare the Air day on Saturday.
“An unseasonably strong ridge of high pressure will build over the West Coast this weekend resulting in much above normal temperatures for the San Francisco Bay Are and Central Coast of California,” the weather service stated in a heat advisory.
Saturday night, the temperature will drop to a low of 57 degrees and on Sunday night, the temperature will drop to a low of 58 degrees, according to the weather service.
Monday will be similarly hot, with a high of 94 degrees, but Tuesday will be cooler with a high of 81 degrees, according to the weather service.
During the heat advisory, which will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, the elderly, the very young and the infirm – among other individuals “who might be more sensitive to heat” – should take care to keep cool, the weather service stated. Ways to avoid overheating include drinking plenty of water, staying in the shade, wearing a hat, and wearing loose-fitting and light-colored clothing.
Children and pets should not be left in cars, the weather service advised. Individuals at risk of overheating should schedule someone to check in on them frequently.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air day, asking residents to carpool, telecommute or postpone trips Saturday to reduce smog emissions.
“Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow,” the district stated in a press release Friday. “Hot temperatures and light winds will combine to produce poor air quality for the Bay Area.”
However, there will be no free transit available tomorrow – a service sometimes offered on Spare the Air days – and there is no wood-burning ban in place.
For more information on the heat advisory, visit the National Weather Service forecast page. For more information on the Spare the Air alert, visit www.sparetheair.org.
