Hot conditions are expected Wednesday in Riverside County, but cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the next few days.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Dangerously hot conditions are in the forecast for Riverside County Wednesday but cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the next few days.
Record temperatures were reported in parts of Riverside County on Sunday and Monday.
The low in Palm Springs was 86 on Monday, breaking the record for the highest minimum temperature for the day of 85 set in 2023. The low in Borrego was 84, tying the record for the highest minimum temperature for the day set in 1999.
It was 110 in Riverside on Sunday, breaking the record for the day of 109 set in 1944.
The low in Riverside on Sunday was 80, breaking the record for the highest minimum temperature for the day of 75 set in 2022. The low temperature in Lake Elsinore was 74, tying the record for the highest minimum temperature for the day set in 2022.
Palm Springs reached 112 on Tuesday, but some relief was expected after that, with a high of 102 forecast for Wednesday and 97 for Thursday.
Downtown Riverside was 106 Monday, before dropping to 87 by Wednesday.
Indio’s high of 110 on Sunday and was expected to rise to 110 on Tuesday before dropping to 105 Wednesday and 99 Thursday.
An air quality alert was issued Saturday night until Monday evening for the Riverside County valleys and mountains, including the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Crestline and Idyllwild-Pine Cove. Forecasters said the heat wave and elevated particle pollution levels due to smoke from a San Bernardino County wildfire resulted in high levels of smog and ozone air pollution.
The hot, dry weather was creating elevated fire conditions across the mountains, valleys and deserts.
