Memorial Day is going to be hot; fire danger increases

OAKLAND, Calif. - Memorial Day is going to be a hot one.

Temperatures are expected to start to rise on Sunday and last through Tuesday. 

The National Weather Service is describing it as a "robust warming trend." 

Monday will be the hottest day; it may even reach 100 degrees in certain inland spots. 

The NWS has also issued an excessive heat watch from Sunday at noon through Tuesday at 8 p.m., saying it's going to be so hot that "there is a significant threat to property or life" in the Carquinez Strait and Delta areas near Sacramento.