East County: Heat Advisory Issued for Monday

A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Monday, June 8 from 1:00 pm until 8:00 pm with temperatures potentially hitting higher than 100 degrees. On Sunday, temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid 90’s.

Editors note: Be sure not to leave your children or pets in your vehicles.

Here is the information in the alert:

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: ALL INLAND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND
MONTEREY BAY REGION. THE ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE SOUTH BAY
INTO THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY.

* TIMING: MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* TEMPERATURES: INLAND HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 80S
TO MID 90S IN MANY SPOTS. A FEW ISOLATED SPOTS WILL SOAR INTO
THE LOWER 100S.

* OF NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE WARMEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS YEAR FOR
ALMOST ALL AREAS UNDER THE ADVISORY. DUE TO RECENT COOLER THAN
NORMAL WEATHER THE CONDITIONS WILL FEEL PARTICULARLY WARM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS. REMEMBER TO NEVER LEAVE KIDS OR ANIMALS IN CARS DURING
VERY WARM TO HOT WEATHER AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY REACH
DANGEROUS LEVELS.