Multiple facilities across the Bay Area will transform into cooling centers to provide relief from the sweltering heat over the next few days.
Cooling buildings across the region include: community centers, senior centers, public libraries and even the public works building in Calistoga.
The City of Concord, expecting a high of 102 on Wednesday and 107 on Thursday, will offer air conditioning at the Sunvalley Shopping Center, several movie theaters and the Meadow Homes Spray Park.
Meteorologist Roger Gass at the National Weather Service said temperatures will be way up with humidity remaining low.
"We’re expecting upper 90s (Wednesday) to upwards of 100 to 105 degrees across interior valleys by (Thursday). And that’s when we’re expecting the excessive heat warning to be in effect,” Gass told KCBS Radio. "(Wednesday) we do have a heat advisory in effect for all interior areas away from the bay shoreline and away from the city of San Francisco itself.”
No fire warnings have been posted yet.
Scores of cooling centers will open around mid-day Wednesday through Friday afternoon. Masks will be required.
Cal ISO is also urging residents to conserve electricity to avoid blackouts.
A full list of cooling centers available in each county can be found by clicking each county's name below. Note that not all counties have released available cooling centers:
San Mateo County
No list is kept online, but county officials told KCBS Radio the following cooling centers are open:
San Carlos
- Adult Community Center, 601 Chestnut St. from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Redwood City
- Downtown Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd. from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
- Redwood Shores Branch Library, 399 Marine Pkwy. from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
- Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave. from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
Menlo Park
- Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma St. from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
- Belle Haven Branch Library, 413 Ivy Dr. from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.
Marin County (no cooling centers currently listed)
Napa County (no cooling centers currently listed)
San Francisco (no cooling centers currently listed)
Sonom County (no cooling centers currently listed)
You can also use this PG&E search tool to find the closest center to you.
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