{"id":353845,"date":"2026-06-10T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353845\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:00:35","slug":"heat-and-wind-could-raise-east-bay-fire-danger-this-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353845\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat and wind could raise East Bay fire danger this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

A blast of hot, dry and windy weather will raise wildfire risks<\/a> across much of Northern California this week \u2014 although forecasts show Berkeley should avoid the most dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n

The Oakland Hills are included in a Red Flag Warning<\/a> issued by the National Weather Service<\/a> that runs from 11 p.m. Wednesday through 9 a.m. Thursday. But Weather Service meteorologist Brian Garcia said the Oakland and Berkeley side of the hills is not forecast to reach Red Flag conditions<\/a>, which refer to strong winds and low humidity that can fuel fast-growing wildfires.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the marine layer \u2014 the moisture-rich breeze coming off the Pacific Ocean that acts as natural air conditioning in Berkeley and Oakland \u2014 means both the air and the vegetation on our hillsides won\u2019t be as dry as it is just a few miles to the east.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been enough of a marine layer that the fuels are still on the moist side, and the winds will not be quite as strong,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cIt really boils down to those microclimates.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the Oakland Hills were covered by the Red Flag Warning only because they are part of a Weather Service zone that also includes interior areas of the East Bay, from Orinda and Moraga to the Diablo Range, where the risks will be higher. The warning extends up through the North Bay mountains to cover much of the northern Central Valley; PG&E has warned<\/a> it might shut off power in portions of eight counties this week to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires, though Alameda County is not one of them.<\/p>\n

While fire risks won\u2019t be as severe, Oakland can still expect to feel some heat in the coming days.<\/p>\n

After a cool start to the week, temperatures will ramp up Wednesday and peak Thursday with highs in the mid- to upper-80s. Garcia said the forecast at this point shows temperatures falling by about 10 degrees on Friday, though it\u2019s possible the hotter weather could linger into that day as well.<\/p>\n

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Nico Savidge joined Berkeleyside in 2021 as a senior reporter covering city hall. Born and raised in Berkeley, he got his start in journalism at Youth Radio as a high-schooler in the mid-2000s. Since then, he has covered transportation, law enforcement, education and college sports for the San Jose Mercury News, EdSource, the Wisconsin State Journal, The Janesville Gazette and The Daily Cardinal. A graduate of Berkeley High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he now lives in Oakland with his wife and dog.<\/p>\n

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