While southern California sees the end of a “Mini Wheatwave” Friday, about 100 miles inside the land Coachella doors open With potentially record heat.
The High in Indio, where the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place each year, should reach around 102 degrees on Friday, which will not cook the record for the area of 106 degrees, which takes place in 1904.
However, the high temperature scheduled for Friday should mark the hottest day of the music festival, which takes place from Friday to Sunday for two consecutive weekends. Lady Gaga and Missy Elliot are among the artists who plan on Friday.
In Palm Springs nearby, the temperature on Friday should climb to around 103 or 104 degrees, which has the 1990 record of 101 degrees. The forecasts for Indio and Palm Springs for Saturday will fall slightly at 98 degrees.
“We are going to see a tendency to decrease temperatures for a large part of next week, and it does not seem to be that we are going to encroach on records for the next weekend. Things will always stay at normal,” Sam Zuber, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service on Friday, on Friday.
Zuber stressed that even if Friday will be the summit, those who take advantage of the festivities will always have to take precautions to stay safe in the heat throughout the event. She said that some people tend to underestimate the dry heat of the desert and that she highlighted the importance of remaining hydrated.
On the festival website, the organizers said that there will be many shaded structures and probably mist tents, which were available at previous festivals. Participants are encouraged to provide empty and non -metallic bottles of water that they can fill free of charge in water stations. Sunglasses, visors, hats and sunscreen are available for purchase on the festival field.
For those who stay in the Los Angeles region for the weekend, temperatures will slightly drop the summits of the week.
Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Los Angeles, said that Angelenos closer to the coast can expect a similar cooling model, with high remaining in the 70s through the Comté for the weekend before a slight drop in the 60s to next week.
Many areas will see low clouds and an unequal fog in the morning and evening during the weekend and next week.
Schoenfeld said on Monday afternoon said light showers may have an impact on areas with high allegation. There is a small chance of organization of mountain storms isolated Monday evening in Tuesday, but Schoenfeld said that this should not affect the most populous areas of the mountain.
In long -term forecasts, southern California should continue to see Hot and dry teal In the coming weeks.
