Bay Area temperatures are expected this week to reach temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above seasonal averages, prompting some cooling centers to open in the region, according to the National Weather Service.
According to the weather service, temperatures will be hottest Tuesday through Thursday.
In San Francisco, temperatures will reach the lower 90s, while in Oakland temperatures are expected to go up to the upper 90s. In the San Jose area, temperatures will reach as high as 102 degrees, weather service officials said.
In response to the heat, some cities are opening up cooling centers, places where residents are invited to take refuge in air-conditioned rooms.
Pleasanton, which is expected to reach 102 degrees, will offer cooling centers at the city’s library at 400 Old Bernal Ave. and at the senior center at 5353 Sunol Blvd. Tuesday. According to city officials, cool water, air conditioning, and a place to play games and watch television will be provided at the cooling centers.
Walnut Creek, which has a forecasted high of 105 degrees, will be opening Civic Park Community Center at 1375 Civic Drive as a cooling center Tuesday through Friday, according to city officials.
High temperatures can lead to heat stress or exhaustion, according to the weather service, which advises people to drink plenty of water, reschedule strenuous outdoor activity, wear light-colored lightweight clothing, and never leave children, pets, or disabled adults in parked vehicles.
By Bay City News Service
By Bay City News Service
By Bay City News Service
Are there any cooling centers on the Peninsula? In the past I’ve taken elderly neighbors to airconditioned places, but those were always movie theaters, restaurants and bookstores.
Here’s a partial list of bay area cooling centers..
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-Cooling-Centers-259209571.html
Is it always this hot in this area in September?
@Nu, why the need to bait people? Not enough conflict in your life?
@Nu:
No, it is not. The article explains it: “Bay Area temperatures are expected this week to reach temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above seasonal averages”
That means that typically is it 10-20 degrees cooler than it currently is this year. Some years it is cooler than that, other years (like this one) are warmer. When you tally them all up, they average to be considerably less.
For further explanation, I suggest you take a refresher mathematics course or get some math tutoring.
Enjoy the above average temperatures!
Well at least we can say cool off in the new libraries. In the old days the libraries closed because it was too hot.
At the very least nobody’s said to me; “Is it hot enough for you?”
@Nu, I’ve been here about 50 years and recall many, many hot Septembers.
And as kids we always played in the sprinklers.
Time to go for a run.
Anon – thank you for that link! There are many more cooling centers than I thought.
Nu,
Well, thanks to climate change, we’re warming up. That said, as long as I can remember (and that’s a ways back), we’ve have serious heat waves in September. Usually, the hottest weather of the year.