Aug. 23, 2023Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 5:26 p.m.

The maximum temperatures measured across the Bay Area on Wednesday afternoon.

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The marine layer usually acts like a natural A.C. for the Bay Area coast, but it has been out of the picture today. This unusual August weather paved the way for near record-breaking temperatures Wednesday in cities along the coast and San Francisco Bay shore. 

Downtown San Francisco registered 85 degrees this afternoon, just 4 degrees shy of the daily record high of 89 set back in 1931. That’s 17 degrees above average for this time of year in the city.

Even hotter temperatures set up shop on the Peninsula, where San Francisco International Airport measured a daytime high of 90 degrees, just 2 degrees away from today’s record of 92 degrees set in 2010.

And weather models predict that this rare August heat will continue into Thursday — if a bit less intensely. Residents along S.F. Bay can expect a repeat of hot afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s — about 7 to 10 degrees above average. Nighttime temperatures will also run on the warmer side — lower to mid-60s.

An area of low pressure arrives in the Bay Area on Friday morning, which should help crank up the marine layer’s cool winds and fog, and bring temperatures down closer to average by the weekend.

Reach Gerry Díaz: gerry.diaz@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @geravitywave

Gerry Díaz is The San Francisco Chronicle’s first ever Newsroom Meteorologist.

He previously served as a meteorologist for the National Weather Service Bay Area, working from the agency’s Monterey office. In that position he led an initiative aimed at increasing outreach to Spanish speaking communities during extreme weather events.

Most recently he worked as a meteorology specialist for the utility Southern California Edison.

Díaz enjoys hiking through California’s national parks and working on his panoramic photography skills, with a big interest on photographing the Central Coast’s state parks.

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Alpine Road in Portola Valley, California remains closed after a falling tree struck a truck and caused one death Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

A man was killed when a tree fell on his truck while the vehicle was moving on Alpine Road in Portola Valley on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Winds swirled through the Bay Area as a powerful storm swept across the region Tuesday afternoon, downing trees in the area.

The CHP received reports of the incident at 1:34 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle, a sewage truck, was traveling eastbound on Alpine Road toward Interstate 280. The tree fell while the vehicle was moving, killing the driver, who was the only occupant of the car, authorities said.

According to the CHP, several trees had fallen in the same area from 2:45 p.m.

A Bay Area News Group photographer on site confirmed that the truck carried signs for Able Plumbing, Sewer & Drain. A person who answered the phone for the company Tuesday afternoon declined to comment.

The driver was not immediately identified by authorities until the identity was confirmed and next of kin notified.

This is an evolving story. Check for updates again.

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SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A car that was plowed outside a CVS pharmacy in San Jose on Wednesday.

The San Jose Fire Department said the crash happened around 12:11 p.m. at the CVS store on Blossom Hill Road in South San Jose.

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The limo drove through the front window and came to a rest almost entirely inside the building. The circumstances of the crash were not immediately available.

The fire department said no one was injured and the crews were looking for structural damage.

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Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle that drove through the front window of the CVS store on Blossom Hill Road at around 12:11 p.m. today. Fortunatly nobody was hurt. The crews secure the electrics and check them for structural damage. pic.twitter.com/WtyN8ajKNi

– San Jose Fire Dept. (@SJFD) March 10, 2021

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