Triple Digits To Return To Pass Area In Another Heat Wave

BANNING, CA — Don't let Monday morning's agreeable weather fool you, Pass Area residents. It's about to get hot (again) around here. The National Weather Service says we're in for a warm-up that will bring us back into the triple digits by Wednesday.

Temperatures will begin heating up Monday in Riverside County as another high pressure system is expected to bring extreme heat to the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass by midweek.

In Banning, temperatures are expected to hit 101 degrees on Wednesday. The mercury in the nearby Coachella Valley could rise to 114 on Tuesday and 117 on Wednesday, then temperatures will drop heading into the weekend, forecasters said.

The NWS issued an excessive heat warning that will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.

"The weather will turn a little cooler Thursday and Friday, and a surge of monsoon moisture is possible this weekend," the NWS said.

High temperatures Monday are expected to reach 93 degrees in Riverside, 107 in Palm Springs, 94 in the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning and 86 in Temecula.

Here's the detailed forecast for Banning for the work week, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 101. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 72.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 100.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 98.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

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.