A dome of high pressure began settling over the San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday, turning up the heat to sweltering triple digit temperatures through the Labor Day weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the region, beginning on Saturday morning through Tuesday evening.
"High pressure will persist over the area creating a prolonged period of very hot conditions with minimal coastal clouds," the weather service said."Triple digit heat is expected for many valley and mountain locations through early next week including coastal areas during the Sunday and Labor Day peak."So as millions of Californians turn up the air conditioning, the state's electrical grid will be challenged to keep up with the demand.
Calls for voluntary conservation, known as Flex Alerts, urge consumers to reduce use of electricity from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., when there is most stress on the grid and solar energy production is declining. "If weather or grid conditions worsen, the ISO may issue a series of emergency notifications to access additional resources and prepare market participants and the public for potential energy shortages and the need to conserve," Cal ISO said.
"After several days of strong heat, conditions will be much drier which may introduce some level of fire weather risk," the weather service said."Drier fuels make for easier fire starts related to human activity."
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