A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Locally, the National Weather Service said a heat wave peaking Saturday will give way to slightly cooler Bay Area weather on Sunday that will continue into early next week. “We should start to see a slight cooling trend tomorrow with temperatures about four to five degrees cooler in most areas,” NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.
Bay Area cities with the highest temperatures on Saturday include Livermore with 101 degrees and Concord 98 degrees, but those are expected to cool down to 93 degrees and 86 degrees by Sunday, remaining the same Monday
However for the rest of the country forecasters were warning there would likely be little relief through the weekend for most areas. The steamiest conditions on Friday were expected in parts of Ohio and Indiana, where heat indexes were expected to soar past 100 degrees Fahrenheit and remain there most of the day. But the Midwest was not the only area being baked, as heat warnings and advisories have been issued across the northeast, the mid-Atlantic and in some western states. Idaho officials said Friday that two people in their 60s had died of heat-related causes.
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Raheanna Rodriquez, both of Cordelia, chats with her boyfriend Eric Nelson as they stay cool at the beach at Alvarez Ninth Street Park in Benicia, Calif., on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory today for the interior of the East Bay, the Santa Clara Valley, eastern Santa Clara Hills, San Benito Mountains and the interior of the North Bay and Monterey. The advisory went into effect at 11 a.m. and will last until 10 p.m. tonight. The city of Livermore is expected to hit a high of 100 degrees today. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 21: Vicki McCormick (C) and her children Louis and Rosa, visiting from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, rest in the shade on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building as much of the Northeast braces for a heat wave on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Temperatures are forecasted to soar into the high 90s, with a heat index surpassing 100 degrees. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A man holds a water bottle while hiking at sunset in Los Angeles, California on June 21, 2024. Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather throughout the summer, from July to September, a US government agency predicted June 20, as a large part of the country sizzled in the first heat wave of the year. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
NEW YORK CITY – JUNE 21: People relax at an artificial beach in Manhattan on a sweltering afternoon on the first full day of summer on June 21, 2024 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
