Afternoon temps peaked in triple digits Thursday in the Coachella Valley, with more heat to come Friday through Sunday, according to meteorologists.
Palm Desert hit 109 and Palm Springs registered 108, according to a 4 p.m. National Weather Service update.
Further west, the high in Beaumont through 4 p.m. June 27 was 100, and the high in Cabazon was 102, Mark Moede of the National Weather Service said in a phone interview.
West of the Pass it was 99 in Yucaipa through 4 p.m., 102 near the east Redlands-Mentone border, and it was 102 at the west Redlands-Loma Linda border, Moede said.
An excessive heat warning has been issued for the Coachella Valley and the rest of Southern California, for a period beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday June 29 through 8 p.m. Sunday June 30.
"A strong upper level ridge of high pressure over California and Nevada will bring very hot weather to inland areas Friday through Sunday," the Weather Service advised Thursday. "High temperatures will be 116 to 122 in the lower deserts . . . around 110 in the upper deserts . . . 102 to 112 in the Inland Empire. Temperatures in the foothills and mower mountain slopes will range from 100 to 105. Some record temperatures are likely in these areas."
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