The Bay Area is poised to witness a warming and drying trend starting today, according to a recent statement by the National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco. This shift is set to bring temperatures above our seasonal norms, introducing a minor HeatRisk by the time the week rolls to a close. Forecasters are particularly noting a stark jump in mercury readings by Friday.
Despite the welcomed uptick heralding warmer days, a certain chill may not fully relinquish its grip, especially in the higher elevations. San Francisco Downtown, for instance, is flirting rigorously to come within two degrees of their daily record low set in 1955, as per the early morning forecast from NWS San Francisco. Weather experts assert that we should anticipate dry conditions and temperatures several degrees below the norm for today. As per the National Weather Service San Francisco, “dry conditions and temperatures several degrees below normal are on tap for today.”
Toward the weekend, an upper-level longwave ridge building into the West from the Eastern Pacific Ocean is expected to increase the temperature. However, a transient cold front may briefly check this warming spurt, with effects mostly limited to light rainfall in the North Bay and a paltry pause in the rising temperature trend. The following Tuesday, conditions are anticipated to not just rebound but climb above the average, with the Climate Prediction Center signaling a 60-70% probability of above-normal temperatures for April 7 to 11…