Heat Wave To Continue In Banning, Beaumont

BANNING, CA — Scorching temperatures were expected to blanket the Pass Area for the early part of this week— but slightly cooler temperatures will arrive midweek before the region heats up again heading into the weekend, the National Weather Service reports. Monday was expected to hit 99 degrees in Banning, and it will drop to about 94 degrees come Wednesday.

A high pressure system that hung over Southern California through the weekend will make its way east and leave the region by Tuesday, headed toward the Oklahoma Panhandle before turning back toward the west, forecasters said.

Monsoonal moisture will return to Riverside County on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing a slight chance of thunderstorms in the county mountains on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. It could also make the heat feel even hotter than what the thermometer reflects.

High temperatures Monday were expected to reach 97 degrees in Riverside, 111 in Palm Springs, 97 in Beaumont and 89 in Temecula.

As for Banning in particular, here's the detailed forecast for the coming days, via the NWS:

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Cooling centers are open daily across the county, providing residents who do not live in climate-controlled environments a free, cool space to relax until the evening hours.

Here in the Pass, you can find a cooling center in Banning and one in Beaumont. The Banning location is at the Banning Senior Center, located at 769 N. San Gorgonio. It's open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Beaumont location is at the Albert A. Chatigny Senior Community Center, 1310 Oak Valley Parkway. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

You can find the complete list of cooling centers across Riverside County here.

— City News Service contributed to this report