Enjoy the relatively cool weather while it lasts, Sacramento.
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Triple-digit temperatures are forecast to return to the area later this week, according to the National Weather Service.
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The agency predicted a warming trend with high temperatures soaring to the 100s by Friday.
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According to the weather service, the shift could mean “more extreme fire behavior” in Northern California, where the Park Fire has scorched more than 368,000 acres across four counties.
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What’s in the forecast for Sacramento?
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After a significant cool-down over the weekend, temperatures in Sacramento are expected to creep back up.
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The capital region is forecast to see a high temperature of around 88 degrees on Monday and a low temperature of 62 degrees, according to the weather service.
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Tuesday will see a high of 91 and a low of 62.
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Temperatures could shoot up on Wednesday, with a high forecast around 97. A low of 63 is expected that day.
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On Thursday, the high could reach 99 with a low around 64.
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On Friday, the high is forecast to hit around 100 with nighttime temperatures dipping to around 66.
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It’ll likely be a hot weekend on Saturday and Sunday, with highs around 99 and 100, respectively.
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What could shift in weather mean for Park Fire?
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The recent dip in temperatures made a difference for firefighters battling the Park Fire, which was burning in Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties as of Monday.
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“During the early morning hours, an increase in humidity caused the fire activity to moderate,” Cal Fire officials said in a status update Monday morning. “Southwest winds are expected (Monday), along with low fuel moisture and fire receptive fuels, which will be a factor in increased fire activity throughout the day.”
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It’s hard to say definitively how the increase in temperatures could affect the Park Fire, according to Dakari Anderson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento.
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Fire behavior depends on various factors, Anderson told The Sacramento Bee.
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“Just looking at weather trends alone, conditions are expected to be dry and warm later this week, which can lead to more extreme fire behavior,” he said.
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As of Monday morning, the Park Fire had burned 368,256 acres and was at 12% containment, according to Cal Fire.
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That’s an increase of about 15,000 acres from Sunday.
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Hanh Truong is a reporter for The Sacramento Bee news desk. She previously worked as a freelance journalist, covering education and culture for PBS SoCal and music for uzzbands.la.
