June 3, 2024 - National Weather Service Hanford Office officials report an Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for Wednesday and Thursday.
The warning includes the West Side Hills, the Mojave Desert slopes, and the Kern River Valley.
Each area has the expected high temperature range shown in the image.
Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hanford CA 1241 AM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024 CAZ301>307-309>317-319-321-031400- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.240605T1800Z-240607T0300Z/ 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- 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- Including the cities of El Portal, Hanford, Planada, Lemoore Station, Selma, Madera, Lamont, Visalia, Millerton Lake, Wasco, Richgrove, Goshen, Atwater, Fresno, Merced, Taft, Shafter, Mariposa, Buttonwillow, Delano, Kettleman City, Avenal, Lake Mcclure, Five Points, Tulare, Porterville, Le Grand, Alpaugh, Sanger, Bakersfield, Los Banos, Coalinga, Arvin, Kerman, Lemoore, Lost Hills, Parlier, Corcoran, and Kingsburg 1241 AM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 103 to 108 degrees expected. * WHERE...The San Joaquin Valley and lower Sierra Nevada foothills. * WHEN...From 11 AM Wednesday to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
Source: NWS
