NEWCASTLE, Calif. — There's no escaping the heat in Northern California right now, even up in the Foothills.
An excessive heat warning is in place until Tuesday and temperatures are expected to spike to 106 degrees in certain areas on Monday.
"I'll be glad when it gets a little cooler again," said Newscastle resident Dina Mitchell.
Some residents like Mitchell don't have air conditioning in their homes and are instead relying on swamp coolers to find some relief.
"The swamp cooler does really good. I don't go upstairs much because it doesn't really reach up there, but I stay in my living room," Mitchell said.
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Meanwhile, Foothills resident Tim Auburn found himself at Home Depot on Thursday to buy a new generator after the power went out in his home. Hull said the inside of his home was at a scorching 90 degrees and spoke about how he's preparing to handle the incoming heatwave.
"This new generator, for one, to run my swamp cooler - just make sure that it keeps going night and day," Hull said.
The average temperatures are usually in the upper 80's and low 90's in the month of September across the Foothills, but not everyone is complaining that it's warmer than usual.
"I'm pretty much used to the heat anyways. I'm a carpenter. I've lived my life working out in it. It's not that bad," said Grass Valley resident George Phillips. "Stay inside or in the pool. Other than that, there's nothing you can really do about it."
The National Weather Service says the heat affects everyone differently. They say the elderly and young children, those with pre-existing conditions, those who work outdoors and individuals without a reliable source of cooling or hydration are more susceptible to heat-related illnesses. Hull offers this advice for those who don't have air conditioning.
"There's so many things you can do to insulate your house that would really help, double-pane windows, even insulating your outlets. People don't even think of that, just spraying, expanding foam behind the outlets in your house will really seal things up," Hull said.
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