Finally! Cool Relief On Way To Murrieta

MURRIETA, CA — After so many weeks of record-breaking heat across SoCal, the Murrieta area will finally see some cooler temperatures continue throughout the weekend. Below normal temperatures are forecast for the coming days, with Friday offering especially cool weather.

"A trough of low pressure over the western United States will continue through the next week," the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion. "The weather will be coolest [Friday] with a deep marine layer and only partial afternoon clearing, with a warming trend and less deep marine layer over the weekend and Monday as the trough weakens a bit. Some cooling will occur again around the middle of next week. Locally gusty west winds will occur at times in the mountains and deserts."

As for Murrieta in particular, here's the forecast for the coming days, via the NWS:

Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Tuesday
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

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