For the first time this year, temperatures soared past triple
digits this week, sending parents, workers and kids scrambling for
shade and water. They took a dip today, and that trend should
continue through the weekend, according to the local forecast.
For the first time this year, temperatures soared past triple digits this week, sending parents, workers and kids scrambling for shade and water.
Younger kids and their parents enjoyed the wonders of water while others tried to bear the heat while setting up booths for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market. But a common theme from everyone was that it could have been worse.
“The heat just stops everything,” said Richard Bradley at the Downtown Hollister Farmer’s Market. “At least there is this nice cool breeze.”
For Tammy Cadile and her 2-year-old son Kaden, Tuesday’s 109-degree temperature was the perfect time to visit the “water whale” at Valley View Park for the first time.
“I just couldn’t get him away from it yesterday so I needed to come back today,” she said Wednesday. “He just loves the water.”
Kaden, holding a pair of plastic dinosaurs in each hand, ran through the sprouting water as his mom, Tammy, watched from the edges of the cement. On Tuesday, Cadile joined in with her son running though the water but Wednesday she was letting her kid have all the fun.
“Yesterday, we came here to cool off but today it’s a little cooler,”she said.
But not many enjoyed the water Wednesday. Before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday only three kids and two parents enjoyed the park’s wonders. On Tuesday, more than 20 kids roamed the park, Joy Urtnowski said.
Temperatures already had begun to cool off for the week. Today, that trend took a more drastic trend, as highs were expected to reach only 84 degrees, while dipping to a high of a forecast for 71 degrees Friday. Residents in Hollister can expect mild temperatures for the weekend, with a high of 65 expected Saturday and Sunday.
See the full story in the Pinnacle. See an expanded story on this summer’s unusual weather trends in the Free Lance on Tuesday.
National Weather Service forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 53. West wind between 15 and 18 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 10 and 13 mph.
Friday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 51. West southwest wind between 9 and 11 mph
Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 65. West southwest wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81.
