Another Hot One: Local Temperatures Expected in the 90s

By City News Service:

RIVERSIDE, CA - Above-average temperatures are expected across Riverside County again Wednesday as a spring heat wave continues, but forecasters said cooler weather and April showers are on the way.

High temperatures Wednesday were predicted to be 85 to 90 degrees in the valleys around Riverside, 76 to 83 degrees in the mountains, 91 to 96 degrees along the San Gorgonio Pass and 95 to 100 degrees in the Coachella Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

"High pressure will dominate along the West Coast through the middle of the week. This will keep conditions on the warmer side, especially inland," according to the weather service. "However by the end of the week a storm system will approach the region, resulting in a chance for precipitation late Friday into early Saturday."

Temperatures are expected to fall slightly Thursday, decrease noticeably on Friday and return to around average by this weekend, forecasters said. Rain over and west of the mountains will be possible starting Friday evening, as will gusty winds in the mountains and deserts.

The scattered showers are expected to drop a tenth of an inch of rain or less in most areas, and up to a third of an inch in the mountains.

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