The interior Bay Area and Central Coast are under an excessive heat warning from Saturday morning to Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Highs of up to 110 degrees are expected in inland areas including Santa Rosa, Concord, Livermore and Gilroy. Coastal regions and areas around the Bay’s shore, like Oakland, will be cooler, with highs in the low to mid 80s.
The state’s Heat Ready CA campaign issued three priority tips for those in affected areas:
1) Stay cool: Avoid being outside in the direct heat for a long time. Try to stay in air-conditioned spaces, at home with the air conditioning set between 75-80 degrees, or at a local library, shopping mall, or community center. If staying home, keep blinds closed and wear loose, light-colored, lightweight clothing.
2) Stay hydrated: Sip water all day and consider supplementing with sports drinks. Avoid caffeine and alcohol.
3) Look after each other: Check in on friends and family, especially older adults.
More extreme heat guidance, including a statewide list of cooling centers, can be found at heatreadyca.com.
“I believe this will be one of the stronger heat events that we’ve had this summer,” said Dial Hoang, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
Hoang said this heat wave is concerning because people’s bodies are likely not acclimated to the high temperatures, especially coming out of a long period of cooler-than-usual weather.
The excessive heat warning — the highest-level heat advisory from the weather service — means that dangerously hot temperatures could cause major health impacts like heat stroke or exhaustion.
Those in hot areas should watch for symptoms like dehydration, muscle cramps, weakness, nausea and dizziness. A big concern is when one’s internal core temperature rises to a fever, which can impact organs like the brain, said Dr. Tomas Aragon, director of the California Department of Public Health and the state’s public health officer.
Certain groups are at higher risk for health impacts.
“Some vulnerable populations like children, pregnant or elderly people, cannot sweat or when they do sweat, they cannot cool down their bodies as effectively,” Hoang said.
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Will Gov. Newscum declare a weather emergency?
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Welcome to Summer!
Yeah … it’s called SUMMER
My mother would have said, “It’s hotter’n blue blazes!”
I asked your mom she gave me some “heat dome”
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And dinner at the ‘Y?
A dream come true for the climate change aficionados. The worse it gets, the better they like it.
Anti science! That point of view always works out in the long run. The sun is god, earth is flat, let some blood to get the devil out. Good luck for your family!
Science has been compromised by politics.
Politics has been compromised by payola.
Going green is about gaining green.
None of that has much to do with actual climate change.
Just another bunch of propaganda to scare the gullible.
Sure it’s hot.
Certainly not breaking any records.
The weather mostly shows the inadequate job the Government has done to provide for its citizens.
They spend $$$B on a website telling us all to stay cool and then they turn off the electricity.
I suggest a straw hat for the gents, a parasol & hand fan for the ladies, and a meat thermometer for checking your core temperature.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. San Francisco and Pacifica have the best weather in the world. It’s too bad both of them are so weird and liberal, and generally messed up.
AND……… in Japan they sell refrigerated underwear.
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/refrigerated-panties
Climate Change! – The only thing that Climate really does!
After 3pm, solar has output has dropped to what it was at 8:30am this morning and wind is almost calm. So where is CA getting electricity for high AC usage tonight ? ? ? Buying power from outside CA ? ? ?
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Any black outs will be caused by climate change and not DEM’s fantasy green energy plans.