Another rise in temperatures was expected within the Bay Area on Wednesday, so the National Weather Service issued a heat warning for some areas.
This development alone may not seem particularly newsworthy considering that July was already scorching hot, with temperatures consistently at or above 38 degrees for a lot of the month. But in response to meteorologists, the warmth is a little bit different this time.
“We're going to be pretty muggy over the next few days,” NWS meteorologist Brayden Murdock said Wednesday morning. “It's very muggy for the West Coast. It's not the kind of muggy East Coast air you see here, but people who aren't used to that will definitely notice it.”
The hottest a part of the day will likely be Wednesday, Murdock said. Temperatures in the most well liked parts of the inside are expected to be between 96 and 100 degrees, while relative humidity is predicted to be at the least 60 percent. Temperatures in the most well liked parts of the South Bay are expected to be between 95 and 100 degrees, with humidity near 70 percent.
According to the weather service, temperatures closer to the water will likely be above 20 degrees, but humidity will likely be above 80%.
According to the weather service, the warmth warning is in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday for the Santa Clara Valley, the eastern Santa Clara Hills, the southern Salinas Valley and the inside of San Benito and Monterey counties.
“The humidity we have right now is coming from the remnants of three tropical storms that formed south of Baja,” Murdock said. “Those systems have all fizzled out and sent some of their elements north.”
The effects may even be felt on Thursday, when temperatures begin to drop by 6 to eight degrees.
“Don't let the temperatures fool you. It's going to feel hot,” Murdock said. “It's going to be hard to escape the heat if you're out there. Be sure to take time to get out of the heat and cool down. It's going to be dangerous.”
As the weekend approaches, temperatures will drop even further, Murdock said, but humidity will proceed to play a task.
“There will be an insidious heat,” he said. “Be careful.”
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