A scorcher all over the Sacramento region Tuesday and Wednesday - 102 to 114 degrees
If it is boiling hot, then it must be summer in Sacramento.
The high on Tuesday is expected to reach 107 degrees in Sacramento as the region bakes under a strong high pressure system. The high was 101 degrees on Monday.
The dog days of summer are here as communities throughout the Central Valley and in the Sierra experience triple-digit readings for much of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The readings expected on Tuesday:
Sacramento: 107
Placerville: 102
Auburn: 104
Folsom: 108
Davis: 106
Elk Grove: 105
Roseville: 107
Redding: 114
Chico: 109
Sacramento averages 23 days of 100 degree or higher temperatures each year. So far, there have been five days of century mark readings.
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The hot weather is expected to continue with 107 also forecast for Wednesday. The detailed, 7-day forecast for the Sacramento region by the NWS:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday night: A slight chance of sprinkles before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Bill Lindelof: 916-321-1079, @Lindelofnews
This story was originally published June 30, 2015 at 6:57 AM with the headline "A scorcher all over the Sacramento region Tuesday and Wednesday - 102 to 114 degrees."