Bay Area Faces Record Heat Wave
A "heat dome" will cause Bay Area temperatures to rise 20-30 degrees above normal next week, with some areas reaching the mid-90s.
Ayla Demirhan ·
The San Francisco Bay Area will experience a significant heat wave next week, with temperatures forecast to be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, driven by a "heat dome" of high pressure over California. The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts that Monday and Tuesday will be the hottest days, with San Francisco and Oakland potentially reaching nearly 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and San Jose forecast to hit 94 degrees Fahrenheit. This weather pattern, described as "remarkable" by the NWS, is expected to persist through the end of March, making conditions feel more like early August.
The high-pressure ridge, centered over Southern California and Arizona, is not anticipated to dissipate quickly, leading to sustained warmer-than-average temperatures. Southern California has already begun experiencing record-breaking heat, with Oxnard reaching 94 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, surpassing its 2015 record of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and Camarillo recording 93 degrees Fahrenheit. The NWS has issued warnings for a prolonged period of dangerously high temperatures across much of Southern California through the coming week.