Summertime? Gusty winds, low temperatures in Bay Area.
Meteorologist says gusts will remain and also be accompanied by chill
Powerful winds that toppled outdoor furniture earlier this week may have died down since Monday but they’ll remain blustery for a few more days.
It may also take more than a windbreaker to keep you warm.
That was the message from the National Weather Service on Tuesday as the Bay Area picked up after two days of gusty winds that got into the 60 mph range in some isolated areas amid early temperatures that ranged from the mid-50s to the upper 30s in some mountainous areas.
The forecast high for the region is in Brentwood, which is expected to get up to 72 degrees. San Jose and Livermore were expected to get to 68 degrees and Oakland and San Mateo were not expected to get above 65.
It’s a pattern that likely will stay in place until the weekend, the weather service said.
“It’s gonna stay blustery with on-shore flow,” meteorologist Roger Gass said of the winds blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. He added that the “chilly temperatures in general are aided by a cold-weather system that’s conditioning itself along the West Coast. This is more typical of late spring or early fall, and it’s unusual. Unfortunately, there’s no rain associated with any of it.”
The wind gusts Monday reached 66 mph on Mount Tamalpais, 60 mph on the Altamont Pass and 59 mph on Mount Diablo. Gusts in the Oakland hills and at San Francisco International Airport got up to 45 mph.
“There was some serious wind out there, for sure,” Gass said.
The cold front will remain strong through the early part of the week, Gass said. That will ease the fire threat that such winds can present when the temperatures are much higher.
As the weekend arrives, Gass said the cold front will break down and should coincide with an easing of the winds and make for a pleasant weekend.