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Temecula Breezes Give Way To Cooler Weather, Storms: NWS
Wind, followed by rain, is heading towards Murrieta within the next week—your forecast for the next seven days.
TEMEUCLA, CA — Thursday's Santa Ana winds and low relative humidity increased wildfire risks throughout the region, as evidenced by an early morning blaze in the Eastvale and Jurupa Valley areas.
The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory was in effect through 2 p.m. Thursday. Cooler weather is predicted through the weekend, and rain may be possible within a week, according to meteorologist reports.
The previous Santa Ana wind event spanned three days, beginning Halloween weekend and concluding early last week. Conditions contributed to the rapid spread of a blaze north of Aguanga that consumed nearly 2,500 acres and damaged or destroyed over a dozen structures, including three homes. On Thursday morning, a wind-whipped wildfire forced a temporary closure of the I-15 freeway near Eastvale and Jurupa Valley.
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Read: 36-Acre Brush Fire Shuts Down 15 Freeway, Firefighters Remain On Scene.
According to the NWS, a surface trough of low pressure sliding into the region from the north, the source of the latest event, will spin eastward by Thursday afternoon.
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The NWS said high temperatures in the Riverside metropolitan area will be in the mid-70s Thursday, with lows in the upper 40s.
In the Coachella Valley, highs will be in the upper 70s, with lows in the low 50s, while in Southwest Riverside County, highs will hover in the low 70s, with overnight temps in the mid-40s.
According to meteorologists, forecast models show wet weather arriving sometime next week:
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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