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More Triple-Digit Temperatures Expected Today
Daily heat records were shattered in three communities on Tuesday: Palm Springs hit 119, San Jacinto reached 107 and Idyllwild hit 99.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA —More triple-digit temperatures are expected in Riverside County Wednesday, one day after daily heat records were shattered in three county communities, including Palm Springs, where the mercury hit 119 degrees Tuesday. Local records were also set in San Jacinto, which hit 107 and Idyllwild, which hit 99.
Today's forecast calls for temperatures of 100 to 108 in the Riverside valleys and Inland Empire, 96 to 106 in the mountains, 109 to 114 in the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning and 112 to 117 in the Coachella Valley.
The cause of the heat is a ridge of high pressure that strengthened over the Southwest. It's expected to keep Riverside County in the triple digits during daytime hours for the entire week.
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An excessive heat warning continues through 9 p.m. Sunday in the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, a warning that includes the Riverside metropolitan area and the Riverside County mountains lasts through 9 p.m. Saturday.
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