SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Heat Advisory is in effect Tuesday through Friday through the Central Valley from Redding to the Grapevine, including the surrounding foothills. Temperatures are expected to reach 100-109°F. Sacramento could reach 106, while Redding could get as high as 109.
Triple digit heat could last through Friday. The worst days of the week will be midweek.
Overnight lows will offer little relief with valley temperatures only dropping to the 60s-70s and foothill lows only dropping to the 70s to low 80s.
Winds will slow considerably as a high pressure system strengthens.
Poor air quality will also be a concern with the first SPARE THE AIR DAY of the year called for Tuesday. Very warm high temperatures along with a strong inversion and light winds will result in elevated ground-level ozone that is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.
Thunderstorm chances return to the Sierra and foothills Tuesday and could stick around until Thursday, but the good news is that storm chances are trending downwards. The best chance for Sierra thunderstorms is Tuesday afternoon.
TODAY: SPARE THE AIR DAY. Limit driving and using gas powered equipment due to poor air quality. This is due to high ozone levels, not smoke. Very hot and sunny with highs near 106°. Chance of isolated thunderstorms at Lake Tahoe with highs in the mid-80s.
TONIGHT: Clear with lows in the mid-60s to 70. Lake Tahoe lows in the 50s. Mornings are getting warmer.
WEDNESDAY: Very hot and sunny with highs near 106°. Chance of isolated thunderstorms at Lake Tahoe with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
THURSDAY: Sunny and hot with highs in the low 100s. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid-80s with a continued chance of isolated thunderstorms.
FRIDAY: Sunny and hot with highs near 100°. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid-80s.
SATURDAY: Sunny with highs in the upper 90s. Lake Tahoe highs in the mid-80s.
SUNDAY: Sunny with highs in the mid-90s. Lake Tahoe highs near 80.
MONDAY: Sunny with highs in the mid-90s. Tahoe highs in the low 80s.
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