Gusty Winds Return To Murrieta Following Rainstorm

MURRIETA, CA — Monday's showers and patchy fog would be replaced by gusty winds starting Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service meteorologists.

Strong winds were in the forecast for the beginning of the week for Riverside County. On Monday, between a half-inch and an inch of rain will be accompanied by chilly weather on Monday with Temecula at 52 degrees, Hemet at 53, downtown Riverside at 54, Palm Springs at 55 and Coachella Valley at 57 during the day. At night temperatures are expected to drop to 35 degrees in Hemet, 36 in Temecula, 40 in downtown Riverside and 42 in Coachella Valley and Palm Springs.

Tuesday, winds were expected to come in at 15 to 20 mph with some gusts as strong as 30 mph.

"Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result," said the weather service. "Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects."

Skies will be mostly sunny the rest of the week throughout the county with temperatures becoming warmer reaching the 70s by the end of the week. At night temperatures will range from the mid-30s to low 40s throughout the county.

Murrieta's Weather:

Monday
Showers. High near 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.