It might feel a lot like summer in parts of the Bay Area next week.
The National Weather Service anticipates high pressure traveling westward from where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet could lead to warmer temperatures throughout the state in the middle of next week.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun told KCBS Radio on Friday that a seasonable weather pattern through next Tuesday likely will give way to considerably warmer temperatures Wednesday afternoon. Using the East Bay hills as the "dividing line," Walbrun said you can expect to see "widespread" 90-degree or higher inland temperatures.
"It'll be the typical inland areas where we'll first see that heat," Walbrun said.
Walbrun said temperatures could range between 95-105 degrees in Concord, Livermore, Santa Rosa and southern Santa Clara County.
But a typical marine layer will keep much of the Bay Area cool.
Comparing next week's forecast to the heat wave over Memorial Day weekend, Walbrun said Oakland and San Francisco are expected to avoid the hotter temperatures of its nearby inland neighbors.
"Current indications right now are that they won't (reach 90-degree temperatures) during this heat event, either," he said.
The NWS "may or may not" issue heat advisories and warnings as the heat wave approaches, and Walbrun said the higher temperatures in the Bay Area and elsewhere across the state are "not good news" amid California’s worsening drought conditions.
Current forecasts indicate that next week will also include drier conditions, thus increasing the fire risk a few months ahead of what’s already expected to be a dangerous fire season. Walbrun cautioned for "any vigilance people can take to avoid new ignitions."
"There's no doubt there's gonna be increased fire danger with the heat event," he said.
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