Just two weeks after rain and cool temperatures put a damper on many Bay Area Memorial Day weekend plans, the region is getting its first real heat wave of the year.
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| Parts of the Bay Area are expected to break 100 degrees on Sunday and Monday. |
Record or near-record temperatures registered across the Bay Area on Sunday. Downtown San Francisco tied a 33-year-old record high at 91 degrees, the same temperature recorded at the Oakland Airport, a full 5 degrees higher than its previous record. Half Moon Bay obliterated its previous June 9 high of 72 degrees in 1941 with an 86 degree scorcher on Sunday.
Much of the North and South Bays neared triple digit temperatures on Sunday, and the heat is expected to be even worse on Monday, with several cities forecast to break 100 degrees. The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for much of the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday.
"Sensitive populations like the elderly, children, even pets should pay special attention to staying cool because they're the most vulnerable in these types of situations," said National Weather Service meteorologist Spencer Tangen.
Read the story from KQED News by Ryan Levi and Raquel Maria Dillon - “First Heat Wave of the Year Brings Record-High Temperatures, Fire Risk to Bay Area.”
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