A rare stretch of 75-degree heat is coming to Bristol Bay this week, could disrupt berry picking and fishing

A rare run of heat is headed for Bristol Bay this week — 70 to 75 degrees, hot enough and long enough that the National Weather Service says it could interrupt the summer's berry picking, fishing and hunting.

Temperatures like this, holding for days, hit the region only about once a year. The warmest stretch arrives Wednesday and Thursday across the northern Bristol Bay coast, inland Bristol Bay and the Lake Iliamna area.

Forecasters flagged the heat as a real risk for those most sensitive to it — elders and infants especially, and anyone who can't easily cool off or stay hydrated. The advice is the practical kind: close the curtains during the day and open the windows at night, keep water on hand outdoors, dress light, and keep an eye on the people around you for signs someone's overheating.