Another hot, smoky day but cooler this weekend

KSBW 8 Meteorologist Gina De Vecchio has your KSBW 8 Weather.

SKIES ONCE AGAIN, BUTDONT BE FOOLED ASYOULL LIKELY HAVETROUBLE SEEING STAAND THE MOON.

A THICKBLANKET OF SMOKECONTINUES TO COVERMUCH OF THE REGION,SOME OF IT FROM THEGLASS FIRE, BUT A LOFROM OTHER FIRES INTHE STATE.

A SAMPLINGOF AIR QUALITYSTATIONS AROUND THEREGION ALSO SHMANY STATIONS IN THEHEALTHY TO UNHEALTHYCATEGORY.

ITS ALSOANOTHER NIGHT OF MILDAND DRY CONDITIONSACROSS THE REGION,ESPECIALLY THE HIGHERTERRAIN WITH TEMPS INTHE 80S TO NEAR 90WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITYLESS THAN 30%.

WINDSARE BREEZY AND OUT OFTHE NORTHNORTHWEST WINDS WITHGUSTS IN THE 15-20 MPH.WINDS ARE A TAD LESSTHAN PREVIOUSLYFORECAST, BUT THATDOESNT TAKE A WAFROM THE FACT THECRITICAL FIRE WEATHERCONDITIONS STILL EXISTIN THE HILLS.FOR TODAY - ONE FINADAY OF HEAT AS THEEXPANSIVE AREA OF HIGHPRESSURE REMAINS OVERTHE WEST.TEMPERATURES TODAYARE ON TRACK TO BE AFEW DEGREES COOLERTHAN THURSDAY, BUTSTILL OPPRESSIVE WITHHEAT RISK CONCERNS.THEREFORE, THE HEATADVISORY WILL REMAININ EFFECT FOR AREAAWAY FROM THE COASTAND SAN FRANCISCO/BAYSHORELINE.

HIGHSTODAY WILL BE IN THE80S AND 90S NEAR TCOAST AND 90S TOLOWER 100S INLAND.

THEBUST POTENTIAL FORTEMPS TODAY WILL ONCEAGAIN COME IN THEFORM OF SMOKSMOKE COULD SHADESOME OF THE REGIONKEEPS TEMPERATURESSLIGHTLY COOLER.

AHEAT ADVISORY WINOT BE NEEDED FORSATURDAY AS A MONOTICEABLE COOLINGTREND GETS UNDER WAY.OVERNIGHT LOWS WILLSTILL REMAIN MILD INTHE HILLS HOWEVER.FURTHER COOLINGEXPECTED BY SUNDAYAND NEXT WEEK WITHTEMPERATURES FINALLYRETURNING TO MORESEASONAL AVERAGESNEXT WEDNESDAY.

THEWEAKENING HIGHPRESSURE AND COOLINGTEMPERATURES