stifling and dangerous heat

From the National Weather Service office in Sacramento: VERY HOT WEATHER FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK... * SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN VERY HOT TEMPERATURES LATER THIS WEEK WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES LIKELY AT MANY LOCATIONS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 100 TO 113 IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND MAINLY IN THE 80S AND 90S IN THE MOUNTAINS. FORECAST HIGHS MAY BE THE HIGHEST SEEN SINCE 2006. * OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH 50S AND 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS. * COMPLETE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE MORNING IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDING THE ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. Please heed this advice. Today's high temperature in Chico was 101 degrees. This heat is no joke; please take it seriously. Forecast highs in Chico on Saturday are expected to reach 109 degrees. Even with the lack of humidity, the heat index will still be around 104-105 degrees. Interestingly, today's high in Sacramento, a mere 90 miles south of Chico, was 89 degrees. That's because the Delta Breeze cooled down Sacramento's temperatures. Unfortunately, the Delta Breeze did not go far enough north to affect our temperatures. Hopefully this heat will abate by sometime next week. Stay cool!