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A reminder that the Bay Area often has some of the best weather in the world is about to go out to much of the United States this weekend, as temperatures stay comfortable outside a high-pressure dome that is ready to make much of the western and central part of the country overheat
“We’re closer to our seasonal average for this time of year,” National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Gass said. “We expect that to continue through the entire weekend.”
Those words were the equivalent of a cold drink echoing in an ice cold glass to those living through the latest heat blast to affect some part of the world since June. This weekend, an extrordinary heat wave was set to dish out punishment from Arizona to Texas and up through parts of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming and the Dakotas
Meantime, the weather service said temperatures in the hottest spots of the Bay Area are not likely to get much past 85 degrees, if they even get that hot. In several areas of the region, including the Santa Clara Valley and far east Alameda County, the temperatures may not even get into the 80s
Those temperatures will come amid some moisture in the air. Humidity is expected to run between 40-60% depending on the area, but those figures are expected to be smaller than they were when temperatures exceeded 90 degrees in the hottest places Tuesday
Now consider that in Las Vegas, high temperatures this weekend are expected to be between 109 and 112, and the lows are expected to be 89 to 91
That heat wave is at least the fourth one since June to blast some part of the world. Areas of Europe endured their hottest temperatures on record in early June. An East Coast sizzle and a Montana heat blast in early July each broke records
The latter two heat waves have been caused by a thick ridge of high pressure — dubbed a heat dome by the weather service — that has wielded influence for weeks. That said, just as influential has been an upper-level trough in the Pacific Northwest that has kept that dome from enveloping California and driving up temperatures into the 100s, the weather service said
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Winds are expected to be breezy through the weekend, with gusts getting up to 15 mph. But they will be coming in from the ocean and cooler, negating the concern for fire danger, Gass said
At the beaches, strong sneaker waves and rip tides are expected to be present again. The weather service issued a beach hazards statement that will go into effect Saturday at midnight and last through at least Tuesday
