RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Another heat wave is expected to grip the Inland Empire this week, but it will not be nearly as hot or last as long as the record-breaking heat wave last week, according to the National Weather Service.
High pressure will remain over the southwestern United States before moving southward into Mexico starting on Friday, forecasters said. This will keep temperatures hot in most areas through Thursday, then highs will gradually fall over the weekend.
The weather service issued an excessive heat warning from 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 through 8 p.m. Thursday in the Coachella Valley and a heat advisory from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Friday in the Riverside metropolitan area.
High temperatures today are forecast to reach 117 in the Coachella Valley, 103 in the San Gorgonio P
