The Bay Area is in for a tumultuous week of weather as temperatures rise to the mid-70s across most of the region before making way for rain showers and possible thunderstorms.
High pressure building in the Eastern Pacific is driving the November heat, Roger Gass, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office, told SFGATE over the phone. Wednesday is expected to be the warmest day of the week, with temperatures reaching the low to mid-70s across the region — about five to 10 degrees above the seasonal average, Gass said. Conditions will be slightly hotter on the Central Coast, with temperatures reaching the low 80s, or 10 to 15 degrees above the usual daytime highs this time of year.
Though it might seem like the perfect time to hit the beach, the weather service cautioned against visiting the coastline due to an increased risk for sneaker waves, strong rip currents, and breaking waves of 12 to 16 feet through Monday. A coastal flood advisory also remains in effect along the Pacific Coast through Tuesday and along the San Pablo Bay, San Francisco Bay and southern Monterey Bay until Friday, with up to 1.6 feet of inundation possible…