The high-pressure system forming isn’t the same as the type that creates record-breaking heat, but it will still likely push the marine layer farther out to sea, allowing for offshore winds to bring hotter days to the region.
Hoang said the warm-up is typical for what people call “Bay Area summer,” when the warmest temperatures of the year usually occur.
“If we do get that offshore flow, we might just see temperatures rising above what we currently expect,” Hoang said.
However, the heat is likely to last only a few days. Meteorologists wrote in Friday’s daily forecast discussion that while the end of the week’s weather is still “kind of fantasy land at this point,” another round of rain could be in the picture for the end of the week and into next weekend.
“It’s worth keeping an eye on,” forecasters wrote. “Timing would be bad from a fire weather standpoint as warmer weather develops over the weekend and peaks early next week.”