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The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning that temperatures will be very warm to hot in East Contra Costa County today and tomorrow. Today, temperatures will be over 100 degrees.
Current temperatures as of 9:30 am / Expected High
- Antioch: 80 / 108
- Brentwood” 83 / 108
- Discovery Bay: 83 / 107
- Oakley: 81 / 107
- Pittsburg: 79 / 106
By Friday, cooling will begin, however, subtropical moisture moving from the south will result in more muggy or humid conditions
Here is a look at the alert:
...VERY WARM TO HOT INLAND TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW.... HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN HOT TEMPERATURES AROUND THE FORECAST AREA ONCE AGAIN TODAY...ESPECIALLY AT INLAND LOCATIONS. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THIS WARM SPELL WITH SOME COOLING EXPECTED BY THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ARE FORECAST TODAY FOR THE INLAND AREAS...WITH THE WARMEST INTERIOR VALLEYS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES. HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW ALONG THE COAST ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. ANYONE WHO WILL BE WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE TODAY OR THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WARM TO HOT CONDITIONS. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AN SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN PARKED VEHICLES. GRADUAL COOLING IS EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS LATE IN THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER...INCREASING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH LATE IN THE WEEK WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT MUGGY HUMID CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY...WHICH WILL MEAN CONTINUED DISCOMFORT...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVER THE FORECAST AREA AS THE MONSOON MOISTURE PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. INITIALLY THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES SPREADING NORTHWARD ON FRIDAY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS RELATED TO THIS UPCOMING HEAT EVENT.
