Heat Wave

A statewide Flex Alert, a request to voluntarily reduce power use by California’s power grid manager, is the first of several steps that Cal ISO might take to avoid power interruptions in the nation’s most populous state. The call for residents to voluntarily conserve power across California will be in effect during Thursday amid a fall heat wave. The...

With another day of near record-breaking heat, the “cool spot” for many Monday turned out to be the malls. They’re air conditioned, recently reopened, and they have big sales going on. Scott Budman reports.

The record-breaking heat across the Bay Area continued into Sunday, with some inland East Bay temperatures over 110 degrees.

Record-setting temperatures in the Tri-Valley hit Livermore the hardest Sunday, hitting 111 degrees with unhealthy air quality. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

The California ISO said Sunday will be the most challenging day of the heat wave and encourages consumers to save energy to avoid shutoffs.

The record-breaking heat across the Bay Area continued into Sunday, with some inland temperatures over 110 degrees. Thom Jensen reports.

We are under a weather alert for the ongoing excessive heat warning, unhealthy air quality, and red flag warnings which go in effect for the hills above 1000 feet starting Monday evening through Wednesday.

Brace yourselves, Bay Area residents! It’s going to be sizzling this Labor Day weekend. Expect another hot day with triple digit temperatures for Inland Areas. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through Monday. Dry and hot conditions will remain into the start of the work week bringing elevated fire danger.

Chico the Chihuahua playfully charged a towering Rottweiler at Albany Beach behind Golden Gate Fields in Albany Saturday, one of many Bay Area residents seeking relief from the Labor Day weekend heat.

Despite scorching temperatures and record-breaking spare the air streaks, people in the East Bay still tried to make the most of Saturday. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

Beaches in the Bay Area that remained open Saturday were busy as people tried to avoid triple digit heat inland and find a cooler refuge near the ocean. Thom Jensen reports.

With temperatures reaching or approaching triple digits across the Bay Area over the Labor Day weekend, some regions will open cooling centers for residents vulnerable to the excessive heat.

As Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows, parts of the Bay Area will see triple digits this holiday weekend, and Sergio Quintana explains how people are trying to beat the heat and avoid putting a strain on our power grid.

With scorching temps set to hit the Bay Area over the Labor Day holiday weekend, PG&E is urging people to limit the amount of power they use. Jeff Ranieri and Melissa Colorado report.

Scorching temps are in the forecast and state officials have issued a Flex Alert during the Labor Day weekend.

Scorching temperatures are in the forecast for parts of the Bay Area this Labor Day weekend. Christie Smith reports.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued Spare the Air alerts through Sunday because of smoke that has spread throughout the region from wildfires sparked by lightning last weekend.

Smoke hanging over the Bay Area continues to take its toll on people’s respiratory systems and businesses’ bottom lines.

The South Bay and Peninsula’s air quality was much better Thursday but now the North and East Bay are getting the worst of it. Ian Cull reports.

Unhealthy air blankets the Bay Area due to smoke from dozens of wildfires burning throughout the region. Christie Smith reports.