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Alert day for heat Wednesday. Hotter temps expected Thursday.

Alert day for heat Wednesday. Hotter temps expected Thursday.
YEAH, IT IS. AND YOU GUYS WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TAHOE CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT. YOU KNOW HOW THE CELEBRITIES, YOU KNOW THAT THEY’RE IN TOWN. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE HERE FROM SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR THE SUNRISE OKAY. AND THEN I SAW THIS AND WAS LIKE, OKAY, THE CELEBRITIES ARE HERE. AND DEIRDRE US FOR PERSPECTIVE IN TRUCKEE I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT ONE COMING UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW NICE IT IS IN TAHOE RIGHT NOW, 45 DEGREES AS THAT SUN IS COMING UP OVER THOSE MOUNTAIN PEAKS WILL BE INTO THE UPPER 50S AROUND 8:00, AS THE SLEDS START TO HEAD OUT TO EDGEWOOD GOLF COURSE AND START GETTING THOSE PRACTICE ROUNDS STARTED, AT LEAST BY 11 A.M. THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN THE TANK TOPS, AND THE T SHIRTS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE WARM AT 83 AND WILL BE IN THE UPPER UPPER 80S AROUND 2:00. HIGHS TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE LOW 90S. FOR PERSPECTIVE, HERE’S WHAT’S GOING ON AT TRUCKEE AIRPORT. THERE’S JUST ONE LONE PLANE OUT THERE, SO IT DOES LOOK LIKE THINGS ARE A LITTLE QUIETER, AT LEAST ON THE NORTH SHORE. BUT I’M EXPECTING THAT MAYBE THINGS WILL PICK UP AS THE WEEKEND STARTS TO PROGRESS. RIGHT NOW IN THE FOOTHILLS, A LIVE LOOK IN COLFAX. THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET FOR TRAVELERS ON THE ROADWAYS THERE. ALONG INTERSTATE 80. WE’RE IN THE LOW 70S AT THIS POINT, 80 DEGREES BY 8 A.M., AND WE’RE WELL INTO THE HUNDREDS ALREADY BEYOND NOONTIME, MOST FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS WILL BE HOT TODAY AS WE START TO GO IN THAT RANGE OF 100 TO ABOUT 103, AND THERE’S A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE SUN COMING UP AS WE CHECK IN, IN RANCHO CORDOVA. IT’S NICE IN THE VALLEY. IF YOU’RE TAKING OFF TO MAYBE GO FOR A RUN OR A BIKE RIDE IN THE AMERICAN RIVER TRAIL. GORGEOUS MORNING FOR THAT IN THE 60S. WE’RE HEADED TO THE LOW 80S BY MID-MORNING WITH HIGHS PUNCHING INTO THE UPPER 90S AND INTO THOSE LOW ONE HUNDREDS. IT’S AN ALERT DAY TODAY FOR THE HEAT AND ALERT DAY AGAIN, TOMORROW FOR THE HEAT AND THE MORNINGS ARE GOING TO START TO BECOME A BIT WARMER AS WE LOSE THE INFLUENCE OF THE DELTA DELTA BREEZE. STARTING TONIGHT. SO ESPECIALLY TOMORROW MORNING FOR YOUR THURSDAY, YOU’LL WAKE UP AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL MUCH MORE MILD OUTSIDE. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE DO HAVE SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. BY THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE DROPPING BACK DOWN, BUT THE PATTERN SET UP RIGHT NOW, WHY ARE WE GOING TO SEE MORE HEAT TRIGGERED? BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE? IT’S THAT DOME WE TALKED ABOUT. YOU KNOW, JUST LAST WEEK. WE THOUGHT IT LEFT US. WELL, NOW IT’S COMING BACK WEST, SO IT’S GOING TO BE RIGHT OVER US TODAY AND TOMORROW. USHERING IN THOSE HOT TEMPERATURES AND THESE ALERT DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 105, WE START TO GET INTO FRIDAY. THAT NUMBER SHOULD GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT. STILL TALKING 100. SO FOR FRIDAY’S FORECAST THEN INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY A SYSTEM TO THE NORTH IS GOING TO HELP TO INCREASE AND SECURE THAT DELTA BREEZE FOR US. SO WATCH THE NUMBERS AND WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR WEEKEND. WE ARE GOING TO GO FROM 106 TODAY UP TO 110 TOMORROW. THAT’S THE WORST OF IT GUYS. AND THEN WE BACK DOWN TO 104 FOR FRIDAY. THAT’S AN IMPACT DAY. THEN YOU SEE THAT BREEZY MARKER FOR SATURDAY. THAT’S THE DELTA BREEZE. LOOK WHAT IT DOES TO OUR TEMPERATURES 90S BY NEXT WEEK. THAT’S NICE. LIKE THE LOWS TO THE WEEKEND LOOKS GOOD. YEAH YEAH. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. AND WE’RE LOOKING GOOD IN
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Alert day for heat Wednesday. Hotter temps expected Thursday.
KCRA Meteorologist Tamara Berg times out the heat on this alert day and explains why Thursday looks hotter.

KCRA Meteorologist Tamara Berg times out the heat on this alert day and explains why Thursday looks hotter.

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