While you might get heated up about how your favorite soccer team does in the World Cup, local officials are reminding residents to stay cool as temperatures rise.
A heat advisory is currently in effect for Richmond until 11 p.m., according to an alert sent out from the city’s Nixle communication system. The message noted that temperatures were forecast to be between 85 and 96 degrees.
For inland areas, including El Sobrante, the advisory will remain in effect until 7 p.m. Friday.
People sensitive to heat are reminded to:
- Stay hydrated
- Wear lightweight and loose clothing
- Limit strenuous activities to the early morning or evening hours
- Not leave young children or pets unattended in vehicles
Where to stay cool when it’s hot in Richmond
Fnding shelter from the heat is easier said than done for those without air conditioning.
For the price of a movie ticket, movie theaters can offer a hot weather escape. Here are movie times at the Cinemark Century Hilltop 16.
Some folks like to cool off wading in the waves at Keller Beach at the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline, but swimmers beware: The water quality sometimes doesn’t meet state health standards.
Many East Bay Regional Parks in west Contra Costa County are well-shaded. Like Miller/Knox, Point Pinole has the advantage of being right on the Bay. Or, the Alvarado park area of Wildcat Canyon offers plenty of shaded trails, a shaded playground and picnic tables and a shallow creek to stroll alongside. There’s also Kennedy Grove, a quiet oasis of towering trees with picnic spots in El Sobrante near the San Pablo Reservoir.
Some parts of the Bay Area saw the season’s first Red Flag Warning earlier this week, including the Berkeley Hills, because they are part of a Weather Service zone experiencing high winds and warm conditions that included interior areas of the East Bay, from Orinda and Moraga to the Diablo Range, where the risks will be higher.
The warning extended up through the North Bay mountains to cover much of the northern Central Valley; and PG&E has warned it might shut off power in portions of eight counties this week to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, though Contra Costa County is not one of them.
PG&E’s latest four-month seasonal outlook for “significant” fire potential is projected to be near to above normal for June then trend above normal July through September across most areas with the exception of coastal regions.
Berkeleyside reporter Nico Savidge contributed to this report.
