The Office of the Governor of the State of California

07/11/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/11/2025 18:18

Governor Newsom urges Californians to take precautions as state endures triple digit heat, smoky conditions

What you need to know: Californians are strongly encourage to us state and local resources to protect themselves from heat illness as triple digit temperatures move across our state.

SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom is encouraging Californians to prepare for dangerous heat throughout California, and smoky conditions in the far northern part of the state, today through early next week.

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories in many portions of the state on Friday and Saturday, extending through Sunday in parts of the Central Valley. In Northern California, areas west of Redding are under Extreme Heat Warnings due to triple digit temperatures that are expected to linger into the first part of next week. Air quality will also be impacted due to smoke from several wildfires burning in remote California and Oregon locations.

"As temperatures soar across our state, I urge Californians to take precautions and utilize state and local resources to protect from dangerous heat illness and unhealthy air."

Governor Gavin Newsom

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