California Severe Extreme Heat Warning | Effective 08/09/2026 03:47

Headline: 
Extreme Heat Warning issued August 9 at 3:47AM PDT until August 10 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Hanford CA
Event: 
Extreme Heat Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 9, 2026 - 3:47am
Expires: 
August 9, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...The Heat Advisory has been replaced with an Extreme Heat Warning. High temperatures of 105 to 110 degrees and multiple days of Major Heat Risk. Hottest temperatures expected on Sunday. * WHERE...San Joaquin Valley and adjacent foothills, Lake Isabella, and the Kern River Valley. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and limited overnight relief may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Afternoon high temperatures of 105 to 110 degrees will occur daily through this weekend into Monday. Overnight lows will generally only fall into the mid 60s to mid 70s with little overnight relief.
Instruction: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description: 
Los Banos - Dos Palos; Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; Coalinga - Avenal; West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis; West Side Mountains South of 198; Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5; Delano-Wasco-Shafter; Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore; Visalia - Porterville - Reedley; Buena Vista; Bakersfield; Southeast San Joaquin Valley; South End San Joaquin Valley; Mariposa Madera Foothills; Fresno-Tulare Foothills; South End Sierra Foothills; Kern River Valley; Tehachapi; Grapevine; Frazier Mountain Communities
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hanford CA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov