Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Coachella Valley
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Coachella Valley. It begins Friday at 1 pm and will remain in effect through Monday at 9 pm. The Banning Pass cities and Inland Empire are also included in this warning.
High pressure pushing west will bring temperatures up to 15 degrees above average. Saturday and Sunday are expected to be the warmest days with high temperatures between 115 and 120. Record heat is also possible with the expected conditions. Please take extra precautions as this heat can be dangerous. Temperatures will return to average by the middle of next week.
In addition, we have a Heat Advisory in effect for our local mountain areas where temperatures could get up to 105.
The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:
Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA327 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2015…VERY HOT WEATHER THIS WEEKEND FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THEIMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS….STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THISWEEKEND CREATING VERY HOT WEATHER FOR INLAND LOCATIONS. SATURDAYAND SUNDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES AS MUCH AS10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A SLIGHT COOLING TREND FOR MONDAYAND MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.CAZ048-061-062-065-142100-/O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0001.150814T2000Z-150818T0400Z/SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-327 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2015…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THISAFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY…* HIGH TEMPERATURES…HOTTEST WEATHER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 112 IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND 115 T0 120 DEGREES IN THE LOWER DESERTS.* IMPACTS…RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. THOSE AT HIGHEST RISK INCLUDE CHILDREN…THE ELDERLY…AND PETS WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER.* OUTLOOK…COOLER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHENPOSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OREVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHENPOSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANDHEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKSIN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BYHEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKEIS AN EMERGENCY – CALL 911.
