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☀️Good morning! It’s Monday, July 1. This is Rob.
Outside = bad.
That’s the basic equation for Fresno and the rest of the central San Joaquin Valley this week. We’re about to get pummeled day after day for more than a week with triple-digit heat that’s expected to top out somewhere around 112 degrees while only sinking to the high 70s during the coolest parts of the week.
“With the lowest temperatures staying so high, it puts (Fresno) at extreme heat risk,” said Antoinnette Serrato, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford.
And we’re not even expected to break the record for the hottest-ever July day in Fresno. That day, set in 1905, temperatures peaked at 115.
“We’re not seeing indications right now of record-breaking, but as far as practical impacts, there’s not much difference between 112 and 115,” Serrato acknowledged Monday.
The NWS extended its excessive heat warning well into next week, officially beginning Tuesday, July 2 and scheduled to end on July 9. Serrato advised people to remain indoors during the hottest parts of the day. Those without access to cooling should seek cooling centers in the city.
The hot, dry weather is likely to complicate firefighting efforts in rural Fresno County, where the June Lightning Complex Fires continue to burn. Cal Fire fighters over the weekend made significant progress, reporting nearly 70% containment with more than 10,000 acres burned.
The good news for firefighters is that the wind is also expected to avoid the Fresno County heatwave. Winds are expected to remain calm mostly this week, between 5 and 10 mph.
📗The Woodward Park Fresno Public Library branch will be holding an LGBT Game Night Wednesday, July 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.. The event is open to all, and will be held in the WDWD meeting room. (Fresno Library)
Supreme Court’s recent homelessness ruling draws mixed reactions around Fresno
A recent Supreme Court ruling on homelessness and outdoor camping drew mixed reactions from Fresno-area leaders, who largely praised the ruling as a public safety win, and advocates who condemned the ruling as cruel. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the small town of Grants Pass, Oregon was […]
