San Francisco weather turned clearer on Tuesday, with skies across the Bay Area opening up and only limited fog hugging the San Mateo County coastline. Daytime highs ran from the coastal 60s to the 80s inland, a spread that gave much of the region a mild, usable day.
That matters now because people in the Bay Area are looking past the workweek and into the Fourth of July weekend, when the forecast is expected to stay favorable for recreation and travel. Sunrise in San Francisco was at 5:49 a.m. and sunset at 8:37 p.m., a long stretch of daylight that fits the season and adds to the sense that the region is settling into summer.
Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be slightly cooler, before a slight warm-up arrives into the Fourth of July weekend. That change is modest, not dramatic, and it keeps the pattern in the range that has already defined Tuesday: clear enough for most outdoor plans, but still shaped by coastal influence near the water.
The part that keeps the forecast from being fully settled is the fog. Some fog is expected over the weekend, and that leaves visibility for the fireworks display uncertain even as the broader outlook points to a nice weekend for recreation and travel. In other words, the region may get the kind of weather that encourages people to head out, but not necessarily the kind that guarantees a clean view when the fireworks begin.
The bottom line is simple: the Bay Area is heading into the holiday stretch with good conditions for getting around and spending time outside, but anyone planning to watch fireworks should be ready for the possibility that coastal haze could get in the way.
