How are central coast residents cooling off during the heatwave?

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Cooling centers have opened throughout south Monterey County due to high temperatures.

Families are everywhere are making a splash to beat the heat this weekend. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning from July 9th to the 11th meaning that there are dangerously hot conditions with temperatures from 102 and 110 expected. This includes the areas of King City, Greenfield, interior Monterey County, Southern Salinas Valley, and more.

One family from Soledad decided to head to the community center and swimming pool to cool off.

"The kids are happy. They had a lot of fun today," said the Navarette Family.

The supervisor at the recreation district in Soledad because of the weather, the center has been booked and busy.

"It's been pretty hot and we've been pretty busy because of it. We're super packed for swim lessons. Max capacity has been hit almost every night for our recreation swimming has been really packed," said Ramona Ash, a supervisor at Soledad Recreation District.

One father also took his kids out to the pool at Soledad because of the harsh temperatures.

"My kids, they were asking for us to come today since yesterday and we came. It's kinda hot," said Carlos Camacho, a resident.

According to Mayo Clinic, some signs of heatstroke are nausea, vomiting, flushed skin, headache, dizziness, and increased heart rate.

According to our meteorologist, Dann Cianca, things are expected to cool off next week.