Excessive Heat Warning Issued For Pass Area As Temps Soar Past 100

PASS AREA, CA — Over the next several days, temperatures will soar into triple digits throughout the Pass Area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Excessive Heat Warning for Banning and an Excessive Heat Watch for Beaumont.

The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Aug. 3 until 11 p.m. Aug. 6, while the warning extends from 10 a.m. Aug. 3 through 11 p.m. Aug. 5.

Banning's daytime highs will hover around 105 degrees, with overnight lows dipping into the high 70s. Beaumont will be slightly cooler, but only by a few degrees.

The Coachella Valley is under an Excessive Heat Warning from 10 a.m. Aug. 3 through 11 p.m. Aug. 5. The desert will be dangerously hot with daytime highs approaching 120 degrees and overnight lows dipping into the high 80s.

In Southwest Riverside County, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar are forecast to see daytime highs nearing 108 degrees with overnight lows cooling only into the low to mid-70s. Conditions in Murrieta and Temecula will be slightly cooler, though only by a few degrees, according to the NWS forecast.

Residents across Riverside County are warned of exposure impacts, including dehydration and heat stroke.

Monsoonal moisture will persist Friday, with the possibility of scattered thunderstorms in desert locations and in the mountains near Idyllwild, according to the NWS.