After a cooler-than-normal spring and start to summer, Northern California is set to see a warming trend later this week.
The National Weather Service is predicting that Sacramento could see a high of 100 degrees on Thursday. It would be the first time the temperature has been that high since Sept. 9 of last year.
Warm temperatures will continue throughout the weekend, with over-100 degree days forecast for Saturday and Sunday as well.
And the weather service has warned of major heat risk for a large portion of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys between Friday and Sunday, warning that the “level of heat affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration.” They also urged those planning outdoor activities to consider canceling.
Chelsea Peters, a meteorologist with the weather service, said Sacramento is hitting these high temperatures later than average this year.
“The normal time to see your first hundred-degree day is actually June 18,” she said. “The earliest we've ever seen 100 degrees is actually May 4, and that was in 1990. The latest is Sept. 6 and that was back in 1904.”
Peters added that that cooler-than-average trend was consistent across all spring months in Sacramento.
“Basically, every month was slightly below what we normally see during that month,” she said. “Our coolest month compared to normal was actually March … and that trend mostly continued through the next few months. The only exception was that April actually ended up being right around normal.”
The long-range forecast suggests a slightly warmer than normal remainder of summer, Peters added.
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