Bay Area weathers hot fall temperatures
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- People across the Bay Area were looking for ways to beat the heat Friday, from Crissy Field in San Francisco to the beaches of Santa Cruz.
Temperatures were in the 90's for just about everyone in the Bay Area. People around Lake Merritt in Oakland stuck to the shade to keep cool. And this being Friday, the heat wave is continuing to pester people, as high school kids play football and fans sweat it out in the stands watching the game.
Palo Alto played Santa Clara's Wilcox High School Friday evening and the heat was tough on players and fans. The visitor's stand is in the direct sun. Around the bay, school districts were on the lookout for signs of dehydration and other heat-related problems.
High heat brings high fire danger
After lunchtime at Painter Elementary students had the choice to go outside to play in 90-degree heat or stay behind and watch a movie. How appropriate they showed the movie "Frozen".
Yaretzi Robles, a 5th grader, decided to stay inside. She said, "I don't mind it, but I also want to go out and play sometimes, but I want to stay somewhere more cool."
Leaders in the Alum Rock Union Elementary District are watching out for the children's health in a heat wave. They're encouraging them to drink lots of water and to refill their own bottles. If they do hit the playground, they'll be watched closely.
"There's plenty of people out on yard duty. The principals are out kind of monitoring kids to make sure that some of the younger kids might need to be reminded that it's really hot and maybe take a little break," Jean Gallagher form the Alum Rock Elementary School District said.
Heat waves also put a strain on ice companies. The six drivers at San Jose Ice Company made non-stop deliveries as customers run out of ice faster than expected.
"They order maybe 1,000 pounds of ice Saturday, and they call again on Sunday, 'Oh, we need another 1,000 pounds,' So we work very hard," Temo Toral from the San Jose Ice Company said.
Speaking of ice, the Sharks ice rink is where many turned to for relief where the temperature is a cool 50 to 55.
"It's so hot outside. We couldn't think of anything else to do except to come to the ice rink where it's not 95 degrees," parent Clarissa Harwell said.
There'll be no relief for high school football players, who have to suit up and contend with heat even for varsity games at dusk.
Because of the high temperatures, the fire danger will be extreme for the next few days. Crews were out Friday changing the signs. The heat is also forcing the closure of Alum Rock Park in San Jose. It will be closed at least through Saturday.
