Gilroy is expected to see record or near-record highs today and
Friday, with continued heat Saturday before tailing off slightly
Sunday and Monday.
Gilroy is expected to see record or near-record highs today and Friday, with continued heat Saturday before tailing off slightly Sunday and Monday.

Gilroy is expected to reach a high of 101 degrees later today with southwesterly breezes at 6 to 11 mph throughout the day before cooling to a low of 64 Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday will also reach 101 degrees with similar winds and heat will continue through the weekend and into next week with highs of 99 degrees Saturday, 93 degrees Sunday and 88 degrees Monday.

While Tuesday will be cooler with a high of 79 degrees, Wednesday will return to a high of 87 degrees.

This morning, the weather service issued an excessive heat warning for the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas that remains in effect until 8 p.m. tonight.

“A strong ridge of high pressure will combine with offshore winds to create hot conditions… today and again on Friday,” according to the warning. “In addition… a strong surface pressure gradient will create gusty northeasterly winds especially over the East Bay hills.”

The weather service also issued a heat watch for Friday afternoon into the evening.

Residents should drink plenty of water and either use air conditioning or find cooler places to stay during the day, the weather service suggested. The elderly and sick, who are “at greater risk” of heat-related problems, should be especially diligent about these practices and their relatives or friends should check on them frequently.

The weather service also reminded residents that pets and children should not be left in vehicles “even for a short time. Temperatures quickly rise to life-threatening levels even when the windows are partially opened.”

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