Major heatwave arriving midweek — record temperatures expected

WILLITS, 6/13/21 — The first severe heatwave of the season will be arriving later this week, just ahead of the summer solstice on Sunday, June 20. A larger high pressure ridge will begin moving from the Four-Corners region west towards California on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the temps peaking on Thursday, then cooling off slightly but remaining very high.

Inland temperatures in the Central Valley are expected to crack 110 degrees and Mendocino’s Ukiah, Redwood, and Potter Valleys are also forecast to see temps in the high triple digits. Meteorologists think that daily records will likely fall, but warn that some parts of southern California might even see all-time records set.