A ridge of high pressure is expected to bring temperatures to a sizzle this week in the Sacramento region and throughout the state.
Temperatures on Sunday are forecast to reach the low 90s, the beginning of a small heat wave. The National Weather Service is predicting triple-digit temperatures, with Tuesday bringing a high to Sacramento of 108 degrees.
“We’re a little bit above average, but no records,” said Courtney Obergfell, a weather service forecaster in Sacramento.
The heat will back off to a high of 100 degrees on Thursday and continue to retreat in time for relatively cooler weather on the Fourth of July. The weather service is calling for a high of 94 degrees on the holiday.
Farther north, though, high temperatures are expected to be dramatic. In Redding, a high of 113 degrees is predicted Tuesday, followed by 111 on Wednesday and 110 Thursday. A high of 104 degrees is expected for the Fourth of July at the far northern end of the Sacramento Valley.
Here’s the seven-day forecast for Sacramento:
Sunday: Isolated showers before 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind around 8 mph becoming west in the morning.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 108. South wind around 6 mph becoming west-southwest in the morning.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 105.
Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Richard Chang: 916-321-1018, @RichardYChang
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