A plane and a bird fly against cloudy sky in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Through most of its history, the Super Bowl has been played in relatively decent weather. Despite an influx of low pressure that’s expected to influence the area beginning Friday, the National Weather Service said the 60th edition on Sunday should stay dry.
“We are expecting some rain over the North Bay of the region if anything happens at all,” NWS meteorologist Roger Gass said Wednesday. “And whatever rain falls Sunday should be very light.”
As for Santa Clara, the site of Super Bowl LX?
“We don’t expect the impact from this low pressure to spread to the rest of the region until more so into Monday and Tuesday,” Gass said. “That’s when we’ll start to see rain in the rest of the region.”
How much rain the developing system will bring by the time it spreads through the region remains in question, Gass said. The trough will be crashing through a pattern of high pressure that has kept temperatures unusually warm and made January mostly dry.
On Wednesday, the warm weather was expected to hit its peak. In Monterey County, temperatures are expected to reach the higher 70s, with the weather service saying that it could get to 79 in Salinas. The thermometers in San Jose (75), Sunnyvale (74), Fremont (72), Santa Rosa (72), Oakland (71), Hayward (71) and San Francisco all were expected to get into the 70s.
San Jose is expected to hit its high on Thursday, with forecasters predicting the temperature will get to 77.
That pleasant weather is expected to last until Friday, when clouds are likely to reappear. The cloud cover is expected to increase on Saturday and Sunday, and temperatures are expected to get back to their seasonal norms. The high temperature on Sunday is not expected to get much past the low 60s, according to the weather service.
For those seeking the beach, the weather service warned against danger. A beach hazards statement begins at midnight on Thursday and lasts until 4 a.m. Friday, when it transitions into a high surf advisory that lasts until 9 p.m Sautrday.
Breaking waves are expected to reach 17 to 22 feet, and there will be an increased risk for sneaker waves and rip currents.
Originally published at Rick Hurd