A relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Locally, the National Weather Service said a heat wave peaking Saturday will give way to slightly cooler Bay Area weather on Sunday that will continue into early next week. “We should start to see a slight cooling trend tomorrow with temperatures about four to five degrees cooler in most areas,” NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.
Bay Area cities with the highest temperatures on Saturday include Livermore with 101 degrees and Concord 98 degrees, but those are expected to cool down to 93 degrees and 86 degrees by Sunday, remaining the same Monday
However for the rest of the country forecasters were warning there would likely be little relief through the weekend for most areas. The steamiest conditions on Friday were expected in parts of Ohio and Indiana, where heat indexes were expected to soar past 100 degrees Fahrenheit and remain there most of the day. But the Midwest was not the only area being baked, as heat warnings and advisories have been issued across the northeast, the mid-Atlantic and in some western states. Idaho officials said Friday that two people in their 60s had died of heat-related causes.
Raheanna Rodriquez, both of Cordelia, chats with her boyfriend Eric Nelson as they stay cool at the beach at Alvarez Ninth Street Park in Benicia, Calif., on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory today for the interior of the East Bay, the Santa Clara Valley, eastern Santa Clara Hills, San Benito Mountains and the interior of the North Bay and Monterey. The advisory went into effect at 11 a.m. and will last until 10 p.m. tonight. The city of Livermore is expected to hit a high of 100 degrees today. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 21: Vicki McCormick (C) and her children Louis and Rosa, visiting from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, rest in the shade on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building as much of the Northeast braces for a heat wave on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Temperatures are forecasted to soar into the high 90s, with a heat index surpassing 100 degrees. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A man holds a water bottle while hiking at sunset in Los Angeles, California on June 21, 2024. Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather throughout the summer, from July to September, a US government agency predicted June 20, as a large part of the country sizzled in the first heat wave of the year. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY – JUNE 21: People relax at an artificial beach in Manhattan on a sweltering afternoon on the first full day of summer on June 21, 2024 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave blankets the area, causing the heat index to feel over 100 degrees in many states. Meteorologists are predicting that this could be one of the hottest summers on record. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Zackerie Rodrique3z, 11, of Cordelia, splashes his mom Bridgett Rodriquez, as they stay cool at the beach at Alvarez Ninth Street Park in Benicia, Calif., on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory today for the interior of the East Bay, the Santa Clara Valley, eastern Santa Clara Hills, San Benito Mountains and the interior of the North Bay and Monterey. The advisory went into effect at 11 a.m. and will last until 10 p.m. tonight. The city of Livermore is expected to hit a high of 100 degrees today. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Melana Price, of Southfield, Mich., dives into Squam Lake at Rockywold Deephaven Camps, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Holderness, N.H. Ice harvested from the lake in winter is used to refrigerate guest’s ice boxes throughout the summer season. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND – JUNE 21: Children stay cool on the splash pad at Rockville Town Square as the temperature rises on June 21, 2024 in Rockville, MD. About 100 million Americans will face hot weather advisories in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast as temperatures climb above 90 degrees Fahrenheit for a fifth day and the nation approaches its first weekend of summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY – JUNE 20: People try to cool off at Coney Island on a sweltering afternoon on the first day of summer on June 20, 2024 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave blankets the area causing the heat index to feel over 100 degrees in many states. Meteorologists are predicting that this could be one of the hottest summers on record. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Miles Ruffing and his sister, Frances, play under a water sprinkler while playing at Broad Ripple Park, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 22: People visit the beach at Coney Island on a sweltering afternoon on the first weekend of summer on June 22, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave blankets the area causing the heat index to feel over 100 degrees in many states. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 22: A vendor carries a cases of water at Coney Island on a sweltering afternoon on the first weekend of summer on June 22, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave blankets the area causing the heat index to feel over 100 degrees in many states. Meteorologists are predicting that this could be one of the hottest summers on record. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
