Heat Advisory Issued for Coachella Valley; Cooling Centers to Open for Residents

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By City News Service

A heat advisory was issued Monday for the Coachella Valley, with temperatures expected to soar as high as 112 to 115 degrees beginning at midday Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday evening.

The advisory, issued by the National Weather Service’s San Diego office, runs from noon Tuesday through 6 p.m. Wednesday, when a high pressure system over Arizona is expected to drive valley temperatures to dangerous levels.

The formal advisory means that local cooling centers will open their doors for local residents in need of somewhere to escape the scorching conditions.

The centers and their hours of operation are:

• Boys & Girls Club of DHS, 11-750 Cholla Drive, Desert Hot Springs; ages 7-17 only, breakfast and lunch provided; 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.;
• Cathedral City Center, 37-171 W. Buddy Rogers Ave.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
• Coachella Senior Center, 1540 Seventh St.; no children; 7:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.;
• Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, 47-470 Van Buren, Indio; 12:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.;
• Colorado River Senior Center, 1 Hidden Valley Road, Blythe; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.;
• Desert Hot Springs Senior Center, 11-777 West Drive; seniors only; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.;
• Indio Senior Center, 45-700 Aladdin St.; ages 50 and up; 7:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.;
• James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center, 480 Tramview Road, Palm Springs; 9 a.m.-7 p.m.;
• Josyln Center, 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert; seniors only; 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.;
• La Quinta Wellness Center, 78-450 Avenida La Fonda; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;
• Mecca Boys & Girls Club, 91-391 Ave 66; ages 7-17 only, breakfast and lunch provided; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.;
• Palm Desert Community Center, 43-900 San Pablo Ave.; 6 a.m.-9 p.m.;
• San Felipe Migrant Center, 67-305 Harrison, Oasis; noon-4 p.m.; and
• The Well in the Desert, 1281 N. Gene Autry Trail, Suite O, Palm Springs; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

For a full list of Riverside County cooling centers, visit: http://www.rivcohealthdata.org/home/index.php/cool-centers.