Riverside County is in for more triple-digit temperatures Tuesday and throughout the week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning in some areas.
The heat warning will be effective until at least 11 p.m. Monday in the areas of Palm Springs, Coachella, Palm Desert, Palm Desert Country, La Quinta, Cathedral City, Banning, Desert Hot Springs and Indio. Temperatures in these areas were expected to range from 115 to 122, according to the NWS.
“High temperatures will decrease slightly on Monday, but a much longer heat wave begins Tuesday with highs slowly increasing through next weekend,” forecasters said.
Authorities reminded the public to never leave pets or children inside vehicles on days that are even a little warmer than normal, as locked cars can turn into death traps in mere seconds.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a wildfire smoke advisory that expired at 3 p.m. Sunday in the areas of Hemet, Perris, San Jacinto, Beaumont, Banning, the San Gorgonio Pass, Cathedral City, Indio and Palm Springs due to Moreno Valley’s Round fire smoke being blown northeast.
According to the SCAQMD, air quality index levels may reach unhealthy or higher in the impacted areas.
Temperatures in the Coachella Valley are expected to reach a high of 115 degrees on Tuesday with overnight lows around 78.
Tuesday’s high temperatures are expected to reach 103 in the Riverside metropolitan area, with lows in the mid-60s. During the week, the Riverside metropolitan area was expected to be in triple digits with evening lows in the high 60s.
The Temecula Valley was expected to have temperatures in the low 90s this week with evening temperatures in the mid 60s, according to the NWS.