Riverside County is in for a scorching week, with widespread triple-digit highs expected throughout the county all next weekend, forecasters said Monday.
An extreme heat warning was in effect until at least 8 p.m. Monday in the Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Indio, Palm Desert Country, Coachella, La Quinta, Cathedral City and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, with highs ranging from 8 to 12 degrees above average.
Monday’s temperatures were expected to be about 98 degrees in the downtown Riverside area, 94 in Temecula, 101 in Hemet, 114 in Coachella and 113 in Palm Springs, according to the National Weather Service…