Forecasters warned that the Bay Area is expected to face several weather threats this week, including a “quadfecta” of extreme heat, heightened wildfire risk, coastal flooding, and hazardous waves along the Pacific shoreline.
That rare convergence could make conditions especially hazardous for people living and commuting in the region.
What’s happening?
On Wednesday, KQED reported that inland temperatures were forecast to climb into the 90s and low 100s, with rural parts of Contra Costa County near San Francisco possibly reaching 105 degrees.
Lamont Bain, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office, told KQED that the hottest day during the heat wave could be “15 to 25 degrees above normal for this time of year.”…