California heat wave to peak Thursday: Here are locations that will remain cool

Melting in California's furnace-hot heat?

Here's a tip: Head to the coast where high temperatures are expected to remain cooler despite the major heat wave. (Check out our gallery above some specific locations.)

The Golden State is currently baking under a dome of high-pressure pushing heat to the ground, with inland temperatures expected to peak Thursday afternoon and soar into the high-90s and triple digits.

Concord could reach 107, Santa Rosa 105, Morgan Hill 101, San Jose 98 and San Rafael 96—staggeringly high temperatures that have led the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning advising people to stay out of the sun in certain areas of the state.

Looking to escape the sweltering triple-digit temperatures inland? Head to these spots on the coast.

Crissy Field in San Francisco is forecast to reach the mid-70s on Thursday, June 21, 2017, according to the National Weather Service. less Looking to escape the sweltering triple-digit temperatures inland? Head to these spots on the coast.

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Toward the coast, the temperatures will decrease as a gentle breeze in the forecast could push cool air over the water onto land, especially if there's morning coastal fog.

"One of the reasons the coastal areas are staying on the cold side are we're not having off shore-flow, the wind isn't blowing from the land to the ocean," says Matt Mehle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Bay Area. "It's flowing the other way."

Those looking for a break from the sweltering inland heat will want to head to San Francisco where the downtown high could hit 81—hot for the city, but refreshing to anyone melting in Livermore's 107-degree weather.

The city's beaches such as Ocean Beach and Fort Funston will offer natural air-conditioning with the high in the mid-60s. To the south in Half Moon Bay and Pacifica, where a fog bank often hovers over the water off the coast, the high will likely be in the mid-60s.

Farther south in Santa Cruz, the high could reach the upper-70s, and to the north in Stinson Beach and Tomales Bay, the coast will be relatively warm with peak temperatures in the low-80s.

"The coast gets warmer going north," says Mehle. "There's less cloud cover."

On Friday, Mother Nature is expected to turn down the heat on Friday and Mehle says that through the weekend we could see those hot inland temperatures drop 15 to 20 degrees.