High temperatures returning to San Joaquin Valley this week. How hot will it get in Fresno?
Brace yourselves, Fresno residents. The scorching heat isn’t going away just yet.
The National Weather Service is forecasting high temperatures are expected to continue throughout this week.
The weather agency issued a heat advisory for the San Joaquin Valley, which is in effect from 11 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Thursday.
This will affect the cities of Merced, Bakersfield, Kingsburg, Madera, Kettleman City, Hanford, Kerman and Fresno.
What’s in the weather forecast for Fresno?
According to the weather agency, Fresno has more than an 80% chance of seeing temperatures above 100 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Monday, the forecast for Fresno calls for a high temperature near 96 degrees and a low temperature around 71 degrees. Light winds were expected at around 5 mph.
Tuesday’s forecast shows more winds, continuing at around 5 mph. The high will be near 103 degrees and the low will be around 74.
Skies will be clear and sunny on Wednesday, with a high near 104 and a low around 70. Calm winds will sweep at around 5 mph.
“Starting Thursday, things will start to cool down,” Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said.
However, she said “things will still be quite warm,” with high temperatures in the 90s.
On Thursday, winds will continue at around 5 mph, with gusts blowing as high as 15 mph. Skies will be clear and sunny, and temperatures will reach a high near 98 degrees and a low around 66.
Friday’s forecast calls for a high near 97 and a low around 64.
Winds will be around 5 to 10 mph, although gusts could get as high as 20 mph.
By the weekend, high temperatures will be in the 90s, and low temperatures will be around 64, the weather service said.
Winds will continue through the weekend at around 5 to 10 mph, potentially reaching as high as 25 mph.
What’s next for Fresno weather?
“We’re currently looking at temperatures that are going to cool into the 90s,” Purdue said. “Generally, things are going to be a little above normal in the Valley.”
She said these high temperatures and excessive heat warnings are “not normal” for this time of year, but they’re not unusual.
“For the next three months, the (weather agency’s) Climate Prediction Center is saying that the Valley will continue seeing above normal temperatures,” Purdue said.
According to the center’s latest seasonal temperature outlook, most of California is leaning toward above normal temperatures from June to August.
