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How hot is California going to get this summer? Here’s what experts say

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Californians can expect hotter-than-average temperatures this summer.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts that the weather for June, July and August will be warmer than normal.

The temperature map shows that in California, especially in northern parts of the state, there will be a 33% to 50% probability that temperatures will be above average.

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The week is starting off chilly in the Bay Area. Here’s when it will finally warm up

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The Bay Area is creeping toward a warm-up this week, but will have to endure more unseasonably cool weather before getting there. Parts of the region have seen their coldest beginning to May this century, and the week starts off with high temperatures expected at 5 to 10 degrees below normal.

Light rain showers and morning fog also will be around before a warm-up arrives with the weekend.

The average high temperature in San Francisco for the first six days of May was 60.2 degrees, the coldest beginning to the month since 1975’s average of 58.5 in the same time frame. It won’t get much warmer until Thursday and Friday, the forecast shows, with highs barely surpassing 60 in the city.

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California heat wave: This Bay Area city has the highest chance of breaking record high

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The first heat wave of the year is expected to peak in the Bay Area on Thursday. Rounds of hot and dry air from a powerful high-pressure system are flowing into the region, clearing out the spring’s marine layer. This will especially be the case in the region’s inland valleys, where temperatures are expected to soar to the upper 80s and lower 90s.

These are unusually warm temperatures for April, even for inland cities like Napa, Livermore and Santa Rosa. And depending on the timing of some of the hot air, a few spots will be just shy of temperature records for the day — one city might even surpass its record.

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Expect warming weather trend for Labor Day weekend

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If you’re staying put this Labor Day weekend, expect sunny skies with a gradual warm-up, from the upper 70s on Friday to the lower to mid-90s on Sunday and Monday, according weather forecasters.

Smoke from wildfires in northwestern California that drifted into Sonoma County and other parts of the Bay Area on Thursday will start to clear starting on Friday, according to David King, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service based in Monterey.

Also, there are no “spare-the-air” alerts in effect for the holiday weekend, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District website.

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