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Heat Advisory: Weather Alert Issued for East County

by ECT

The National Weather Service has issued a Weather Alert Warning for inland locations with a rapid rise in temperatures. On Tuesday and Wednesday, inland locations are expected to reach as high to 108 degrees.

Here is a look at local temperatures expected over the next few days:

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday
Antioch9510610393
Brentwood9610810595
Discovery Bay9710810596
Oakley9610710494
Pittsburg9310510191

Here is the warning by the weather service:

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN
U.S. RESULTING IN A RAPID RISE IN TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK ON WEDNESDAY WITH
INLAND TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S
WITH WARMEST INLAND LOCATIONS REACHING UP TO 108 DEGREES. A
GENTLE SEA BREEZE WILL AID IN KEEPING THE IMMEDIATE COAST
INCLUDING MUCH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COOLER. COASTAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON WORKING OR RECREATING OUTDOORS ON THURSDAY
PLEASE DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE SEEK SHELTER
FROM THE SUN. ALSO DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR PETS. NEVER LEAVE YOUR
PET UNATTENDED IN YOUR VEHICLE AND BE SURE TO PROVIDE PLENTY OF
WATER AND SHADE TO OUTDOOR ANIMALS. ALSO NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN
UNATTENDED IN YOUR VEHICLE. REMEMBER BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE
BACK SEAT.

SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE SECOND HALF
OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH GRADUALLY WEAKENS.

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