The Bay Area is bracing for several days of record-breaking heat as a powerful high-pressure system moves in from the Pacific Ocean starting Monday. The system will hover over the entire region until at least the end of the week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Heat Advisory through Friday night.

“Over the next few days, it’s going to meander to the east and build right overhead and that’s when we’ll expect the highest temperatures,” said weather service meteorologist Ryan Gass.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.