Pass Area Braces For Triple Digit Heat Amid Excessive Heat Warning

BANNING, CA — Heat is here to stay in Banning, Beaumont and the Pass area, with temperatures of 107 degrees predicted for Banning Monday. Those high temperatures were not expected to drop even slightly until at least Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

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 heat-related illnesses on the rise, forecasters advise people to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned room, to not leave young children or pets in unattended vehicles, and to check-up on those 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, where high winds may result in unhealthy conditions for sensitive groups.

Here is the projected weather forecast for Banning this week:

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 103. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday night
Clear, with a low around 75. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 107. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 107. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 105.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 103.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 101.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 98.