Extreme Heat
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside County is in for a scorching weekend, with widespread triple-digit highs expected, forecasters said.
Meteorologists said ridges of high pressure currently building to the east and north will squeeze between weak low-pressure troughs in the desert Southwest and, like last week, strongly influence weather patterns throughout the inland region and elsewhere.
Temperatures in the low 100s were expected Friday and Saturday in downtown Riverside, while Temecula is expected to touch 100 those days. In Hemet, high temperatures were expected to reach 105 on Friday and 107 Saturday.
Forecasters predict highs of 117 in the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs on Friday, and 118 on Saturday.
Overnight lows will be higher than average too, staying in the upper 60s and low-to-mid 70s in the downtown Riverside area. In Palm Springs, lows will linger in the 80s most of the week, then stay in the lower 90s next weekend.
The National Weather Service advised the public to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air- conditioned rooms and remain out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
People are also urged to never leave children and pets in a parked vehicle for even a minute, as temperatures inside can reach deadly levels very rapidly.
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration in June declared that an El Nino had developed in the Pacific and was intensifying, raising sea temperatures well above average.
Two hurricanes have already formed — Fausto, which is set to fade into a tropical storm as it nears Hawaii, and Genevieve, which just recently reached category 5 status more than 500 miles west of the Mexican coast, rotating out to sea.
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