A heat advisory for the San Francisco Peninsula coast and a Spare the Air alert have been extended through Sunday, the National Weather Service and Bay Area Air Management District announced Saturday.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced Thursday will be the fourth straight day a Spare the Air alert is in effect in the region due to hot weather and weak winds that will combine with motor vehicle exhaust to create unhealthy levels of smog.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said a fifth consecutive Spare the Air alert will be in effect for Saturday due to an extended heat wave that is leading

As the Bay Area swelters under a heat wave, a spare the air alert has been extended through Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Tuesday. The alert, which was issued for smog,

High temperatures and light winds, combined with vehicle exhaust, will result in unhealthy air quality around the Bay Area for the next two days, air district officials said.

The weather service extended an excessive heat warning for the East Bay, South Bay, eastern San Mateo County, the Santa Cruz Mountains, southern Salinas Valley, interior Monterey County and San Benito County through 11 p.m. Saturday, as they did a heat advisory for San Francisco and other coastal areas.

The National Weather Service has extended the excessive heat warning yet again. The heat warning, which was issued on Sept. 30, has been extended to 11 p.m. on Saturday. KRON4 meteorologist John Sharble forecasted that the weather will be cooler starting Sunday,

An excessive heat warning has been extended for much of the Bay Area through Sunday, as a late heat wave sizzles the region for the sixth day in a row.