Jul 10, 2008 7:57 pm US/Pacific
One More Day Of Extreme Heat For Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
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A golden retriever sits next to a sprinkler during a break from playing fetch at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
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The Bay Area saw no record-breaking temperatures Wednesday and was not expected to break records Thursday -- but neither will it see relief from the sweltering heat, according to the National Weather Service.
"It'll be another hot day,'' said weather service meteorologist Steve Anderson, noting that highs in many areas on Thursday were forecast to be between 95 and 105 degrees -- with 110 in spots.
Temperatures were expected to reach or exceed 100 degrees in the southern Santa Clara Valley area, parts of Napa County, areas of northern Sonoma County and some parts of the East Bay.
Livermore was forecast to have some of the hottest weather, with temperatures possibly reaching 105 degrees by late Thursday afternoon.
Thursday "should be the last day that we have those extreme temperatures," said Andrew Joros, another weather service meteorologist.
A
heat advisory along the coastal Bay Area and an
excessive heat warning inland and in higher elevations remained in effect through 11 a.m. Friday.
Most coastal areas have not been hit hard during this week's heat wave, and on Thursday morning low clouds and fog blanketed the coast from Point Reyes to Monterey.
"We still kept our natural air conditioning, cool marine air, near the shore,'' Anderson said.
He said temperatures throughout the Bay Area would start to drop over the weekend.
"Temperatures will start cooling down on Saturday, and by Sunday we're looking at temperatures to be around normal for this time of the year,'' Anderson said.
Until then,
Cooling centers have popped up in many Bay Area communities to provide residents with a refuge from the heat.
In addition to the extreme heat, Bay Area residents faced more poor air quality and fire danger Thursday, according to the weather service.
Red flag fire warnings continued due to forecasted hot temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds.
The warning was to remain in effect until at least 10 p.m. Thursday for portions of the region.
The increased risk of fire caused the
closure of a number of Bay Area parks. Alum Rock Park in San Jose was to be closed for Thursday, city officials said.
In San Mateo County, officials closed Pescadero, Huddart, Wunderlich and San Bruno Mountain parks as well as the Crystal Springs Regional Trail. They were to remain closed until noon on Friday.
Weather officials also warned Bay Area residents of poor air quality once again.
The poor air quality caused Bay Area Air Quality District officials to issue the week's fourth consecutive
Spare the Air Day health advisory for Thursday.
"We have serious air quality conditions impacting the Bay Area right now,'' read a statement issued by the air district.
There have not been four consecutive Spare the Air days since 2006, said air district spokeswoman Lisa Fasano.
Bay Area transit agencies were not offering free transportation Thursday, just as it had not been offered earlier this week despite the Spare the Air designations.
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