Sacramento region faces more triple-digit heat. Here’s when and how long it will last

The Sacramento area will face triple-digit temperatures once again this week to kick of the first weekend of August.

For the most part, the excessive heat has been dormant in recent days with highs in the 80s and 90s. This continues Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, as both days’ highs are in the mid-80s and lows are around 57 degrees.

Temperatures will pick up Friday with 93 degrees during the day and 62 at night. If you’re in the area for the weekend, expect it to be very hot. Saturday’s high is forecast around 101 and Sunday’s is near 106. Lows are expected near 68 for the weekend evening.

The service warned people that the weekend is expected to have widespread moderate heat risk in the valley and foothills. Stay in a cool place and hydrate, it recommended.

Triple digits will trail into Monday at around 102 degrees, before tapering off on Tuesday, which is forecast to have a high of 91.

Wind forecast

Winds for the week are fairly typical for this time of year, said Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento. You’ll generally see moderate winds during the day, and then gusts, such as the Delta breeze, in the evening.

For Wednesday, the forecast shows south-southwest winds up to 10 miles per hour during the day and southern winds up to 13 mph at night, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday is expected to have south-southwest winds around 10 mph, and overnight it will get stronger with gusts up to 22 mph.

Friday is forecast to have west and southwest up to 8 mph, with evenings around 10 to 14 mph and gusts up to 22.

For the weekend, winds are up to 8 mph during the day, with overnight gusts around 18 to 19 mph.

Fire restrictions return to Tahoe

Tahoe National Forest implemented fire restrictions Tuesday, prohibiting campfires except in designated areas, and restricting smoking.

Violators could face up to $5,000 in fines.

Fire restrictions begin in Tahoe National Forest. Here’s how to avoid a $5,000 fine

Will California have a wildfire season this year?

Fire experts earlier this year predicted a delayed peak wildfire season, which typically begins in June or July. So far, across the state, 95,948 acres have burned, according to Cal Fire, mostly in Southern California.

Last year, the largest fire consumed 76,788 acres in the Tahoe region. The Mosquito fire began the first week of September, the day Sacramento broke its heat record at 116 degrees.

This year, the concern lies more so in lower-elevation grasslands than in the Sierra due to the winter’s record snow pack, but as vegetation dries out, the higher the fire risk.

What can Northern California expect this wildfire season? Risk depends on where you live

The Modesto Bee’s Dominique Williams contributed to this story.

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