Skip to main content Bay Area heat wave to last through the week before cooling off with a chance of rain FacebookTwitterEmail Parts of the Bay Area saw record-high temperatures Wednesday, according to statistics from the National Weather ServiceCourtesy National Weather Service Parts of the Bay Area experienced record-high temperatures in recent days, a sign of the warming trend that will likely continue through the end of the week before the region cools off to some rain. Afternoon temperatures in San Francisco reached 81 degrees Wednesday, surpassing the previous record — 80 degrees — set in 2011. The high in Gilroy was 87 on Wednesday, one degree hotter than the previous record set in 2003. Dry conditions and warm temperatures continued Thursday, with some areas experiencing above-average highs.