Bay Area temperatures to cool down, but fire danger is turned up

Temperatures that scorched part of the Bay Area on Tuesday and Wednesday were set to fall by at least double-digits on Thursday in large part because of winds created by low pressure high in the atmosphere that kept a two-day heat-up from gaining any traction Yet the fire danger figures to be as major as it has been at any time this year according to the National Weather Operation and fire representatives Related Articles Razor blade throat As summer heats up COVID levels rise and chosen overview unpleasant symptom A hint of heat is heading to the Bay Area but that s all it will be Wildfires Which parts of California are at highest fire menace this summer New map shows Bay Area locations with highest danger of ember-driven wildfires What s behind the smoke advisory in the Bay Area That upper-level low across the Pacific Northwest is causing a pressure gradient across the region NWS meteorologist Dial Hoang noted Thursday That s causing the winds to pick up in their intensity especially across the coastal region and selected of the passes Those winds are expected to blow steadily with gusts of between - mph according to Hoang He added that there is still on-shore flow but that elements associated with off-shore winds coming from the north also are present As a development the weather organization issued what it called a near-critical fire weather threat into Saturday as humidity is expected to drop to between - percent The threat is preponderance dangerous in the East Bay Hills the eastern Santa Clara Hills and the Gabilan Range of San Benito and Monterey counties according to the weather function Hoang declared the Altamont Pass also is in the danger zone Before that weather settled in fire crews were forced to tackle a wildfire in Antioch that grew to acres Crews stopped the forward progress Wednesday night and had the fire contained by early Thursday according to fire administrators PG E responded to the weather threat by announcing a constituents safety power shutoff At a m Thursday customers in Contra Costa County were without power greater part of them near the area of Kirker Pass Road though only were the effect of the shutdown according to the utility In Santa Clara County about customers were without power Because the winds are so strong the interior areas are going to get really dry Hoang declared That s where the elevated fire weather is coming from The gusty winds are expected to continue at least into Saturday and maybe through it Hoang commented Their intensity is expected to drop significantly by Sunday along with a few of the immediate fire danger As for the temperatures they will peak no higher than the low s in the hottest places on Thursday according to the weather function Greater part inland places won t escape the s while coastal temperatures are expected to remain in the s Hoang disclosed they will stay there until at least the middle part of next week