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Currently in San Francisco — October 2, 2023: A hot week ahead
Plus, a record-hot start to October around the world.
Eric Holthaus & Britta Shoot
October 01, 2023
The weather, currently.
Sunny Monday of an increasingly hot week
Monday’s sun will shine brightly as daytime highs head toward 70. That’s a fairly standard SF forecast, but this week, Monday will be our coolest day. By Wednesday, we’ll see temps peaking in the 80s, a brief wave of warmth as October begins.
Overnight Monday to Tuesday, the wind will stay steady with gusts up to 18mph and temperatures in the mid-50s. That’ll also be our coolest night this week — plan accordingly!
— Britta Shoot
What you need to know, currently.
The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.
In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.
And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.
With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.
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