The rise in temperatures is not expected to crest until Saturday.
The good news regarding one of the longest heat waves in Bay Area history was that the middle of a high-pressure system causing the thermometer to soar was moving through the region early Friday — albeit slowly, according to the National Weather Service.
That will mean temperatures likely will reach at least 105 degrees in the far interior of the region, if not 110, according to Merchant. First, however, will be the tick up on Friday — when temperatures are expected to be 107 in Livermore and Concord, 105 in Morgan Hill, 98 in San Jose, 83 in Oakland and 77 in downtown San Francisco.
“Right now, we’re basically at the center of the high pressure,” Merchant said. “Once it shifts a little further east and south, we’ll start to see the things we normally see, such as cooler air aloft and a steadier, stronger onshore flow. It’s just gonna be a while until we get there.” Fire crews throughout the state continued to have their hands full with wildfires. In Butte County, Cal Fire made significant inroads on the Thompson Fire, reaching 46% containment on a blaze that has scorched 3,789 acres. That fire has forced 28,000 evacuations in that county.
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