Flex Alert issued as Solano braces for three-day heat wave, starting Wednesday
Dixon, Rio Vista and Vacaville will see the worst of the heat, according to AccuWeather.
(Graphic by Solano NewsNet)
Ready or not, the heat is coming back.
Hot weather is set to return to Solano County and the rest of the Sacramento valley on Wednesday, with triple-digit temperatures expected in Dixon, Vacaville and Rio Vista.
The hottest days are expected on Thursday and Friday, triggered by a high pressure ridge pushing to the east, meteorologists with the National Weather Service said in a bulletin published Tuesday evening.
Unlike with the last heat wave, forecasters are not predicting widespread thunderstorm activity this time around, though the occasional storm could pop up in the higher elevations, meteorologists said.
That means Solano County will be plagued with heat for several days until the weekend, with little relief in sight. Thankfully, the forecast is not calling for temperatures as hot as the previous heatwave, when the thermometer reached well over 110 degrees in some areas.
As of Tuesday evening, the weather office had not issued an Excessive Heat Watch or a similar advisory for any portion of the region.
That said, the state’s energy manager, California ISO (CAISO) issued a proactive Flex Alert for Wednesday, urging residents and businesses in the state to reduce their energy consumption between the peak hours of 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
“With higher than normal temperatures in the forecast for parts of interior Northern California, the power grid operator is predicting an increase in electricity demand, primarily from air conditioning use,” a spokesperson for CAISO said in a press release. “The increase can make electricity supplies tight and cause strain on our power grid.”
Additional Flex Alerts may be issued throughout the week as conditions warrant.
Here are the latest forecast conditions for Solano County through the end of the week, according to AccuWeather:
Benicia
Wednesday: High 90, Low 60, Sunny
Thursday: High 92, Low 60, Sunny
Friday: High 91, Low 61, Partly Cloudy
Saturday: High 85, Low 60, Partly Cloudy
Sunday: High 86, Low 59, Coastal Clouds
Dixon
Wednesday: High 101, Low 66, Sunny
Thursday: High 104, Low 66, Hot
Friday: High 104, Low 64, Hot
Saturday: High 100, Low 63, Some Clouds
Sunday: High 99, Low 62, Sunny
Fairfield / Suisun City
Wednesday: High 96, Low 60, Partly Cloudy
Thursday: High 98, Low 60, Partly Cloudy
Friday: High 96, Low 62, Warm
Saturday: High 93, Low 61, Some Clouds
Sunday: High 92, Low 58, Sunny
Rio Vista
Wednesday: High 99, Low 62, Partly Cloudy
Thursday: High 101, Low 62, Sunny
Friday: High 100, Low 64, Sunny
Saturday: High 97, Low 61, Some Clouds
Sunday: High 96, Low 59, Sunny
Vacaville
Wednesday: High 103, Low 66, Hot
Thursday: High 105, Low 66, Hot
Friday: High 103, Low 64, Hot
Saturday: High 98, Low 64, Partly Cloudy
Sunday: High 97, Low 61, Sunny
Vallejo
Wednesday: High 81, Low 56, Comfortable
Thursday: High 81, Low 58, Partly Cloudy
Friday: High 81, Low 58, Partly Cloudy
Saturday: High 78, Low 57, Warm
Sunday: High 78, Low 56, Partly Cloudy
Seasonally-average weather is expected to linger through the start of next week.
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