[pct-l] Heat in the Sierra

[bluetrail at aol.com]

Just checked weather.com for the forecast for South Lake Tahoe:  my hiker should arrive there about July 4.  The following warning popped up.  Looks like it's gonna be some hot hiking out there.
Or will the hikers be at enough elevation to mitigate the forecast?

... POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING HEAT IN THE SIERRA...
* TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S FOR MANY SIERRA VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME LOWER VALLEYS IN LASSEN... PLUMAS... AND MONO COUNTIES WILL APPROACH 100. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND SEVERAL ALL TIME TEMPERATURE RECORDS WILL BE APPROACHED.
* IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNCOMFORTABLY WARM IN THE SIERRA FROM LASSEN TO MONO COUNTY. THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL INCREASE FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY... AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO VULNERABLE AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR PROPERLY.
* THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL: AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


Joan, Base Commander
Hiker Logistics Supply Command Headquarters
Oviedo, FL--on the Florida Trail





* TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S FOR MANY SIERRA VALLEY LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME LOWER VALLEYS IN LASSEN... PLUMAS... AND MONO COUNTIES WILL APPROACH 100. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE UNUSUALLY HIGH AND SEVERAL ALL TIME TEMPERATURE RECORDS WILL BE APPROACHED.
* IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL BE UNCOMFORTABLY WARM IN THE SIERRA FROM LASSEN TO MONO COUNTY. THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL INCREASE FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY... AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO VULNERABLE AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR PROPERLY.
* THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL: AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


Joan, Base Commander
Hiker Logistics Supply Command Headquarters
Oviedo, FL--on the Florida Trail