The blistering, record-setting heat that has lingered over the Bay Area for the past week will start to loosen its grip Monday, with officials downgrading local Excessive Heat Warnings to Heat Advisories.

All good things must come to an end, or so the saying goes. The recent heat wave might not have been altogether good, but it will indeed start to end on Monday. After a blisteringly hot weekend in San Francisco,

The heat wave that pushed temperatures past 100 degrees in the North Bay over the past week was expected to end Monday, with rain chances increasing by the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service’s final heat advisory, which was extended several times during the heat wave, was to expire at 11 p.m. Monday.