igh winds will give way to record temps
Unseasonably dry, warm springtime weather is on tap for region this wee—
High winds raked across the Bay Area Monday and Tuesday at more than 60 mph in some places, but caused little in the way of damage or power outages.
A wind advisory for the hills and San Mateo coast expired Tuesday morning. And despite warming temperatures and high winds, fire danger remained low due to recent rains, meteorologists said.
Strong winds mostly buffeted higher elevations in the Bay Area before subsiding Tuesday afternoon.
In the East Bay, Los Vaqueros Reservoir in the Diablo Mountain range and Rose Peak in Alameda County each saw wind speeds reach 44 mph early Tuesday morning. Higher peaks, such as Mount Saint Helena and Mount Diablo, experienced gusts up to 62 mph.
“For the most part, the winds have stayed in the highest elevations,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Gass. “We have not had any reports of noticeable damage across the greater San Francisco Bay area from these winds.”
Bay Area cities at lower elevations experienced peak wind speeds at 35 mph. Some areas along the Santa Cruz Mountains saw gusts between 55 mph and 60 mph.
Dry conditions and higherthannormal temperatures were expected to persist through much of the week, with daytime highs across much of the Bay Area reaching the low to mid70s on Tuesday. Afternoon temperatures were expected to be between 10 and 15 degrees above seasonal averages, according to the weather service.
Recordhigh temperatures were in the forecast for Wednesday, with highs in the mid80s in San Francisco and some areas in the interior valleys possibly reaching the 90s.
The region will begin to cool off Thursday into more seasonal temperatures with a slight chance of rain early next week, meteorologists said.