As the mercury climbs into the sweltering range this week, residents of Sacramento are looking at a string of sunny days and clear nights according to the latest forecasts. The National Weather Service (NWS) predicts today’s high should settle around a comfortable 93 degrees with light winds picking up in the afternoon.
Setting into the evening, the sky will remain mostly clear as temperatures dip to a more moderate 57 degrees. Conveniently, these mild nights will offer a reprieve from the daytime heat, with winds continuing out of the south at a soothing 5 to 8 mph. Carrying on into Monday and Tuesday, the NWS promises conditions to hover in the high-80s to low-90s, mixing sun-drenched days with breezy conditions that ought to keep things feeling less than oppressive.
The real sizzle starts to hit Wednesday, escalating through to Friday. The forecast indicates people should prepare for a spike in heat, as daytime highs leap significantly. Wednesday measures up with a peak of 94 degrees, but the daily high is expected to crack the triple digits by Thursday, soaring up to a formidable 102 degrees, with Friday hardly backing down at an anticipated 100 degrees…