Sunny skies were expected to return to Riverside County this week, forecasters said Sunday.
After a weekend of showers, weather was expected to be “dry and warmer for the remainder of the week with highs near to a few degrees below normal each day,” according to the National Weather Service
Sunday’s highs reached 68 in the downtown Riverside area, 67 in Temecula, 65 in Hemet and 75 in Coachella and Palm Springs, according to the NWS.
Temperatures were expected to increase as sunny skies return to the area on Monday, reaching a high of 75 in the downtown Riverside area, 74 in Temecula and Hemet and 80 in Coachella and Palm Springs.
Tuesday through Thursday, temperatures are expected to remain similar, with highs in the mid-70s in downtown Riverside, Temecula and Hemet, and low 80s in Coachella and Palm Springs.
By Friday, the downtown Riverside area, Temecula and Hemet were expected to reach the upper 70s and the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs were expected to remain in the low 80s.
Western areas of the county were expected to reach the low 80s by next weekend while the Coachella Valley was expected to climb to the mid-80s.
Overnight lows this week were expected to be in the low- to mid-50s in the downtown Riverside, Temecula and Hemet areas and upper 50s to low 60s in the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs.