RivCo Temps Top 120 Degrees: Excessive Heat Warning In Place

PALM DESERT, CA — The National Weather Service predicted high temperatures and low air quality as the weather story for the week. On Monday, Palm Springs would reach 120 degrees, while nearby Palm Desert residents saw a prediction of 117 degrees. The heat will not drop— even slightly— until at least Thursday, meteorologists say. Triple-digit heat will continue throughout the week in Riverside County, with an excessive heat warning in effect Monday until at least 9 p.m. Thursday in the Coachella Valley, Banning and Desert Hot Springs areas.

Another excessive heat warning will be in place from 11 a.m. Tuesday through 9 p.m. Thursday in the Riverside County valleys, which include the cities of Corona, Riverside and Moreno Valley. Those areas could see "dangerously hot conditions" with temperatures ranging from the upper 90s to around 110.

Temperatures in the deserts, mountains and eastern valleys ran slightly cooler Sunday due to low-level moisture and dew points in the 60s, according to the National Weather Service.
But things quickly heated back up, and according to the NWS, Tuesday and Wednesday will be the hottest days of the week. Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees Tuesday through Friday in the city of Riverside.

Riverside County mountains will be under a heat advisory until 9 p.m. Thursday, with temperatures possibly reaching 104.

Meanwhile, in the desert, Palm Springs was expected to reach 120 on Monday and 121 on Tuesday. City-operated cooling centers remain open at Demuth Community Center, James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center and the Palm Springs Public Library. For more information, residents can visit EngagePalmSprings.com.

Similar highs were forecast for Coachella and Indio.

With rising cases of heat-related illnesses, forecasters advise people to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, not leave young children or pets in unattended vehicles, and check in with loved ones and neighbors who may be susceptible to the heat.

Air quality regulators issued a windblown dust advisory until 8 a.m. Tuesday in the Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County. High winds may result in unhealthy conditions for sensitive groups.

In Palm Desert, here is what you can expect this week:

Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 117. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 89. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 117. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 87. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 117. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 89.

Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 115.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 87.

Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 113.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 86.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 109.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 85.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 108.