A summer heatwave is about to rear its head this week with temperatures soaring into the 90s and even triple digits.
It came too late for most students who are already back in class.
"We're finally seeing a strong ridge of high pressure
A summer heatwave is about to rear its head this week with temperatures soaring into the 90s and even triple digits.
It came too late for most students who are already back in class.
"We're finally seeing a strong ridge of high pressure over Northern California," Mayeda says. "This warming, sinking air aloft and very little sea breeze equals hot temps inland and worsening air quality. Spare the Air days seem likely through at least midweek."
There will be no real relief on the coast as Santa Cruz is also supposed to get into the high 80s.
It's so hot the National Weather Service announced an excessive heat watch for Tuesday which is expected to be the hottest day of the week.
It is also a Spare the Air day. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued its first smog alert of this summer saying air quality is expected to be unhealthy.
Air quality has been healthy most of the summer because of the unseasonably cool weather, Air District Executive Officer Jack Broadbent said.
"Its pretty amazing to have your first Spare the Air Day in late August," Mayeda added. "Our unusually strong sea breeze and deep marine layer has prevented our temperatures from warming u