COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As temperatures in the Coachella Valley begin their steady climb toward triple digits, many residents are preparing for another kind of spike their utility bills. With air conditioners already working overtime in March, the strain on electricity use is only expected to grow heading into the peak summer months. But

Highs today will top out in the upper 90s, a few degrees warmer than yesterday’s (very reasonable) 95 temp. The broad ridge of high pressure that created last week’s heat dome will continue to influence our forecast this week, pushing us back into triple digits as soon as tomorrow. There is a hint of some