Temecula Heat Wave: Temps To Dip (Slightly) This Week

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A heat wave that began last week is expected to gradually break starting Monday and return high temperatures to under triple digits by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

In the meantime, a blowing dust advisory was in effect until 5 this morning in the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning amid winds of up to between 20 and 30 miles per hour and gusts of 35 miles per hour.

The chance of measurable precipitation Monday was 20 percent both in the Coachella Valley and the San Gorgonio Pass.

High temperatures for the metropolitan Riverside area are expected to remain in the low 100s until Wednesday with a slight chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters said. Monday's high in the Coachella Valley is forcast to be 105.

As for Temecula in particular, here's what you can expect this week:

Monday Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

RECORD-BREAKING HEAT

Riverside broke its record for warmest low temperature Saturday with 82 degrees, two degrees higher than the previous record set in 2007.

The highest low temperature Sunday in Riverside was 75 degrees, also a record for that date.

The NWS issued a heat advisory for the metropolitan Riverside area for the past three days, with the last warning ending at 9 p.m. Sunday.

Riverside also set record high temperatures Friday and Saturday with the mercury topping out at 113 over the weekend.

The heat wave resulted in various blackouts throughout Los Angeles, which crews are still working to restore.

Southern California Edison Monday reported that 327 customers in Riverside County were without power.

Increased moisture and clouds could result in a slight chance for thunderstorms Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Live Oak Canyon and Pinyon Pines each received more than .15 inches of rain as of 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the NWS.

High winds in Thermal and Palm Springs are expected to result in reduced visibility and poor air quality Monday morning.

— City News Service contributed to this report / Image via Shutterstock